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Rhetorical Figures
From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html
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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.
http://www.mindspring.com/~spellorg/
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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.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/wrerrors/wrerrors.html
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Suite 101: Communications Skills
Archive of articles covering writing and speaking skills, with emphasis on clear communication, basic design, communicating with international and multicultural audiences.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/communications_skills
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Suite101: English Grammar and Style
Archive of articles about English grammar and style.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/english_grammar_style
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Ted's Punctuation Guide
A punctuation guide describing how to use the period, ellipsis, comma, semicolon, colon, question mark, exclamation mark, quotation marks, parentheses, apostrophe, hyphen, dash, and capitalization.
http://www.polareyegrids.net/~tedmontgomery.com/punctuation/
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That's Right Words
Articles about grammar information and hints. Australian site. Errs on the side of "correctness," not that of modern usage.
http://www.rightwords.co.nz/backnews.html
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The Book of Cliches
A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.
http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche/
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The Cool Word of the Day Page
From York University in Toronto, Canada.
http://www.edu.yorku.ca/~wotd/
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The Economist's Style Guide
Entertaining and instructive in-house guide to writing and usage.
http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/index.cfm
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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.
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com
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The Philosophy of Punctuation
Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html
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The Slot
A regularly updated style guide and webzine for copy editors by Bill Walsh.
http://www.theslot.com/
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The Sports Cliche List
A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
http://www.sportscliche.com
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The Tongue Untied
Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.
http://grammar.uoregon.edu/
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The Wonderful Writing Skills Unhandbook
An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.
http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/
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The Word Centre
Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.
http://www.wordcentre.co.uk
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Top20Composition.com
Online directory for grammar, spelling, puncuation, research, creative writing, and proofreading resources.
http://www.top20composition.com
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Verbage
If you are looking for just the right word, you may find it here. If not, you can suggest your own.
http://www.oceansiderevolution.com/verbage
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Verbivore
Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.
http://pw1.netcom.com/%7erlederer/index.htm
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What is Good Hypertext Writing?
There is more to writing than putting words next to each other, and there is more to writing hypertext than throwing together a bunch of links. By Julia Degener.
http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/ht/writing.html
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Wired Style
Notes on the emerging language of technology. Reference and discussion tool. Last updated 1997.
http://hotwired.lycos.com/hardwired/wiredstyle/
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Word Fugitives
An interactive column by The Atlantic's Barbara Wallraff. Discovers needs in our language and recommends new words to fill them.
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/fugitives/index.htm
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Word Lab
A message board where you can request and brainstorm unique words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.
http://www.wordlab.com/
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Word Quests
Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.
http://www.wordquests.info
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Wordiness
A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.
http://expage.com/page/wordiness
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Words, Words, and More Words
Discussions and articles concerning words.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/words
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WordWatch
Digs up a word or phrase out of the Bank of English and holds it up for inspection and comment.
http://titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/wordwatch.html
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WordWizard
Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers a round trip across the English language.
http://www.wordwizard.com/
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World Wide Words
Explores some of the byways history, quirks, curiosities and evolution of the English language. Columns on a variety of subjects.
http://www.quinion.com/words/
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Writing For Multimedia
Style guide for multimedia.
http://home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/contents.htm
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Yale Style Manual
A style manual 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.
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual
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