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• Gender Neutral Language@

• Wired Style - principles of English usage in the Digital Age.

• Elements of Style - by William Strunk, Jr.

• 11 Rules of Grammar - concise writer's guide to the most frequently violated rules of grammar, with dynamic links to more detailed online references.
• Able Writer: A Rhetoric and Handbook - describes an English composition handbook that treats pre-writing, outlining, English grammar, usage, word choice, dictionaries, spelling, punctuation, and writing college research papers.
• Antagonyms - words that have opposite meanings (e.g., "bad" can mean bad or good depending on usage).
• Capitalization [larc.nasa.gov]
• Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Resources
• Collective Nouns - in the English language.
• Darling's Guide to Grammar - prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for his English courses at Capital Community-Technical College.
• Distinctionary - a synthesis of a thesaurus, dictionary and personal development course.
• English Grammar Clinic - your grammar questions answered by professional English language instructors.
• English Grammar Links for ESL Students - includes references, exercises and quizzes.
• English Usage Page - a complement to the newsgroup alt.usage.english
• Five Tools for Writing Timed Essays - develop skills in the use of a set of specific intellectual tools, described here.
• Focusing on Words - This advanced English-language site is here as a guide by your side so you can experience the wonder of words and the English language.
• Grammar and Style Guide - A guide to grammar and style problems, prepared by Jack Lynch (UPenn)
• Grammar Doctor
• Grammar Queen - online grammar resource for students, writers and other professionals. Your questions will be answered in 24 hours.
• Guide for Writing Research Papers - Modern Language Association documentation.
• Heteronyms - words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently (e.g., wind or lead).
• Homograph Page - examples include 'wind', 'lead', 'tear', 'object', etc.
• Michael Bonner's Proper Grammar Page
• odd prose - a selection of odd sentences from student essays. This page exists to encourage students to improve their proficiency in written English. Includes common errors found in student papers.
• On-Line English Grammar - An on-line English grammar reference.
• Owl Handouts - ranging from precisely targeted help (Comma vs. the Semicolon in Compound Sentences) to general guidance.
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - guide to writing, composition, rhetoric, editing, and style.
• Punctuation [larc.nasa.gov]
• Save the Adverb - dedicated to preserving the adverb from extinction.
• Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
• Slot, The - part style manual, part pet-peeve collection, The Slot is one copy editor's look at how to use, and how not to use, the English language.
• Trinity College Allan K. Smith Writing Center
• UVic Writer's Guide - includes a list of literary and rhetorical terms.
• Wordpower - increase yours. Write a report, pen a news release, cite and list references.
• FAQ - Style - style and usage questions and answers from the copyediting-l mailing list.
• Index - Writing and Editing Resources
• Usenet - alt.usage.english - English grammar, word usages, and related topics.