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Loquacious Language - A column (running for three years) devoted to language (and mostly grammar) by Michael Tseng.
 
MLA Style and Documentation - Guidelines and examples for current MLA procedures. First page format, presenting quotations, and citing books, websites, and nonprint sources.
 
Macedon's Taberna: The Craft of Writing - Only 10% of writing is talent (maybe less), another 30% is having something interesting to say. The rest is being able to say it well. Talent and content amount to little without skill, and skill is what we learn.
 
NoodleBib - The MLA Bibliography Composer - 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 - The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.
 
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.
 
Plain English Campaign - An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
 
Plain English Campaign - An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
 
Rhetorical Figures - From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.
 
Scribe.com - An ever increasing list of free hints and tips on punctuation. Also, tips about page layout, html and software. Free newsletter.
 
SoYouWanna Avoid Common Writing Errors - 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.
 
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.
 
Strunk, William. 1918. The Elements of Style. - This book is intended 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.
 
That's Right Words - Articles about grammar information and hints. Australian site. Errs on the side of "correctness," not that of modern usage.
 
The Book of Cliches - A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.
 
The Cool Word of the Day Page - From York University in Toronto, Canada.
 
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing - Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative help with research, style, structure, major citation styles, mechanics, and revision.
 
The Slot - A regularly updated style guide and webzine for copy editors by Bill Walsh.
 
The Sports Cliche List - A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
 
The Word Centre - Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.
 
 

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