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The Archive of Endangered, Special, or Fun Words  www.13d.org/esofword Writing about and classifying words and language.

AskOxford.com  www.askoxford.com For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.

A.Word.ADay  www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html The music and magic of words. This is the website for the mailing list A.Word.A.Day (AWAD), which sends a vocabulary word and its definition to the subscribers every day.

Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918)  www.bartleby.com/141 For use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style.

Bartleby.com: The Columbia Guide to Standard American English  www.bartleby.com/68 Kenneth G. Wilson's handbook includes descriptive and prescriptive examples with hyperlinked cross-references.

The Book of Cliches  utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.

Braintique: The Natural Way to Write  www.braintique.com/barticles/writing/what/TOC.shtml A process and system for helping people become better writers. Includes exercises, examples, and information about descriptive writing and metaphors.

CBC News: Words, Woe & Wonder  cbc.ca/news/indepth/words An in-depth look at the words we use from CBC News.

Cliche  www.angelfire.com/nd/danscorpio/word3.html List of 2000 English cliches with some statistical and literary notes on their use.

Cliche Finder  www.westegg.com/cliche Special tool word-searches 3,300 cliches.

Cliche Site  www.clichesite.com/index.asp Clichés, sayings or phrases listed with definitions and explanations. Clichés are organized by subject and alphabetically and you can use the search function.

Cliche Web  www.cambiaresearch.com/clicheweb Thousands of cliches. Fully searchable and interactive. Formerly Steve's Cliche List. Since 1995.

Common Errors in English  www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors Catalogue of writing or speaking mistakes and easily confusable words, with corrections.

Correct Punctuation  www.correctpunctuation.co.uk A brief guide to correct English punctuation.

Dr. NAD's Prig Page.  www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5229/p_.htm Tests of usage, built interactively.

Economist Style Guide  www.economist.com/research/styleguide Based on the guide given to all journalists at The Economist. Includes quiz.

The Economist Style Guide  www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide Guide based on the style book given to all journalists at The Economist.

E-dition: Dictionary of Concise Writing  www.e-dition.net/dictionary.html A look at word usage in popular culture. The Dictionary of Concision is a complete manual of several thousand wordy phrases.

Ewriting  www.e-writing.info Easy to learn electronic writing style that will speed up email and online chatroom discussions.

Exploring English  www.shared-visions.com/explore/english An online tutorial for the parts of speech with style notes for the English Language.

Findaphrase.com  www.findaphrase.com Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.

Focusing on Words  www.wordfocus.com Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.

Frequently Asked Questions about English  www.alexcommunications.com/faq.htm Answers to common questions about usage, style, grammar and punctuation.

Garbl's Editorial Style Manual  garbl.home.comcast.net/stylemanual Provides advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, plurals, possessives, punctuation, spelling and word usage.

Glossarist.com  www.glossarist.com A searchable directory of thousands of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.

Good Grammar, Good Style  www.protrainco.com/info/grammar.htm Articles and answers to frequently asked questions about grammar, mechanics, and style. Links and bibliography.

Grammar Slammer  englishplus.com/grammar/index.htm This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.

Guardian Unlimited - Style Guide  www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide The British newspaper's guide to word usage, grammar and punctuation, edited by David Marsh and Nikki Marshall. Includes 1928 edition in pdf format.

Guide to Grammar and Style  andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing The information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to discussions. Practical information about the writing craft.

Guide to Grammar and Writing  grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar Digital handouts on grammar and English usage. From subject-verb agreement and use of articles to exercises in parallel structures and argumentative essays. You can submit questions about grammar and writing.

Guides for Better Science Writing  www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/14-05.html Bibliography of style manuals for scientific research, writing, and presentation. Guides for biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, geology, and mathematics.

How to Write an Explication  www.geocities.com/lrampey/2131/explicate.htm Step-by-step directions to writing an explication. Good and bad examples provided.

Illiterate Businesses  www.illiteratebusinesses.ca An unabashed rant weblog featuring English-language business signs with grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors. Includes a free sign editing offer.

Lingo Factory  lingofactory.tribe.net A cooperative effort to coin useable terms and then trick people into using them regularly as though they are real words.

LousyWriter.com  www.lousywriter.com A free online resource to improve your writing skills. Learn how to write, how to use words, how to write sentences, and how to communicate effectively.

Modern Language Association  www.mla.org The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. Includes a guide to MLA style.

NoodleBib - The MLA Bibliography Composer  www.noodletools.com/noodlebib A free tool to create, edit, and save your MLA-style bibliography online, then publish it to a Web page, email it, or save it as RTF and open it in Microsoft Word.

Online Classes in Rhetoric, University of Minnesota  www.rhetoric.umn.edu The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant  www.powa.org Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.

Pataphysics, Pataphors and Pataphorology  www.geocities.com/pataphysician1 An extended metaphor that creates its own context. A science invented by P.A. Lopez and derived from the science of 'pataphysics as described by Alfred Jarry.

The Philosophy of Punctuation  www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.

Phrases Thesaurus  www.phrasefinder.co.uk A generator of headlines and copy for journalists. Enter a word and the database is searched to provide a list of phrases related to that word.

Plain English at Work  www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/plain_e… Online guide to using plain English and changing the corporate style. Produced for Australia's Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Australian National Training Authority.

Plain English Campaign  www.plainenglish.co.uk An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.

Plain Language Action Network  www.plainlanguage.gov Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.

Pseudo Dictionary  www.pseudodictionary.com/index.php The dictionary for words that wouldn't make it into dictionaries.

Ralph's Manual of Style  www.rms.hung-sun.com A guide to style, grammar, usage, and more by a guy named Ralph.

Rhetorical Figures  www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.

11 Rules of Writing  www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw Concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.

SDSU Writing Rescource Crib  literature.sdsu.edu/lanzbom Offering tips and lively description on grammar, English, and writing.

SecretariesUSA.com  secretariesusa.com Reference for the home and corporate office, including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, forms of address, abbreviations, letter styles, and business forms.

Slang City  www.slangcity.com Writing about American slang.

Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature  www.spellorg.com Bimonthly publication, SPELL/Binder, contains articles on grammar, usage, word origins, and other subjects of interest to language lovers.

SoYouWanna Avoid Common Writing Errors  www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/wrerrors/wrerrors.html We compiled a list of the most common writing errors people tend to make. This is not a primer on grammar or essay-writing. This is a checklist of things which you might well do and which you must stop doing.

The Sports Cliche List  www.sportscliche.com A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.

Suite 101: Workplace Communications  www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/communications_skills Archive of articles covering writing and speaking skills, with emphasis on clear communication, basic design, communicating with international and multicultural audiences.

Suite101: English Grammar  www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/english_grammar_style Archive of articles about English grammar and style.

Suite101: Word Play  www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/words Archived discussions and articles concerning words.

The Tongue Untied  grammar.uoregon.edu Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.

Tribe: Linguistics  linguistica.tribe.net Group for discussions of words and language.

Tribe: Word Freaks  wordfreaks.tribe.net Group for people who love discussing words and writing style.

Tribe: Words of Power  powerwords.tribe.net For people who love words, use them, feel them in their mouths as flavorful bursts of energy. This is the tribe for fun with words and receptive learning.

Urban Dictionary  www.urbandictionary.com A veritable cornucopia of streetwise lingo, posted and defined by its readers.

Verbage  www.oceansiderevolution.com/verbage If you are looking for just the right word, you may find it here. If not, you can suggest your own.

Verbivore  www.verbivore.com Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.

The Visual Thesaurus  www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html An exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.

Web Typography  webtypography.net The elements of typographic style applied to the web.

The Well Bred Sentence  www.englishgrammartutor.com/Grammar%20Book.htm This book offers an intensive course in sentence construction and punctuation.

The Wonderful Writing Skills Unhandbook  www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.

The Word Centre  www.wordcentre.co.uk Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.

The Word Detective  www.word-detective.com The online version of the newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. An extensive column and word archive. Written by Evan Morris.

Word Files of Confusing English Words  www.wordfiles.info A presentation of English words that are often confusing with definitions and context examples.

Word Fugitives  www.theatlantic.com/unbound/fugitives/index.htm An interactive column by The Atlantic's Barbara Wallraff. Discovers needs in our language and recommends new words to fill them.

Word Info  www.wordinfo.info An English vocabulary dictionary with free searches of words from Latin and Greek sources.

Word Lab  www.wordlab.com A message board where you can request and brainstorm words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.

The Word Nerds  thewordnerds.libsyn.com A weekly podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.

Word News  www.wordnews.info Efforts have been made to provide some of the best thoughts, ancient and modern, that are particularly appealing for our time and to promote a greater appreciation for the English language.

Word Quests  www.wordquests.info Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.

Word Rogues  www.lanzbom.org Tips on writing, English, and grammar. This site also includes active community college English syllabii and links to other writing, grammar sites.

Word Spy  www.wordspy.com The word lover's web site by Paul McFedries.

Wordelizer  www.emse.fr/~yukna/kahula/wordelizer/wordelizer.html Delve deeply into a word or subject. Quick search of several word and language related sites.

Wordiness  web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.

WordWizard  www.wordwizard.com Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers a round trip across the English language.

World Wide Words  www.worldwidewords.org Explores the history, evolution byways, quirks, and curiosities of the English language. New and recent words and phrases are often featured, as are books on aspects of English. A weekly newsletter is sent by e-mail and RSS.

Writer's Dreamtools  www.writersdreamtools.com A series of useful tools to enhance writers' and students' creativity, spark ideas and fight writer's block.

Writing For Multimedia  home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/contents.htm Michael Butzgy's style guide for multimedia.

WritingDEN  204.244.141.13/writ_den Interactive site created to help students improve English reading, writing and listening skills.

Yale Style Manual  www.webstyleguide.com For the design of Web pages and Web sites. Covers graphic and information design, page layout, Web graphics, site organization, navigation, and Web multimedia content.