Style Guides
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- A.Word.ADay
- 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.
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- Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918)
- 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.
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- Findaphrase.com
- Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.
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- Focusing on Words
- Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.
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- Grammar Slammer
- This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.
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- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- 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.
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- Linguistic Phenomena/Devices
- A list of lesser-known features in English writing. Hendiadys, holonyms, and hypernyms.
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- 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.
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- Modern Language Association
- The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. Includes a guide to MLA style.
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- Pataphysics, Pataphors and Pataphorology
- 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.
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- Plain English Campaign
- An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
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- Plain Language Action Network
- Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.
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- Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature
- Bimonthly publication, SPELL/Binder, contains articles on grammar, usage, word origins, and other subjects of interest to language lovers.
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- The Philosophy of Punctuation
- Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.