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Usage
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation 
 Based on Jane Straus' print publication of the same title, this Web site "provides commonsense guidance to the grammatically confused and the punctuation impaired." The grammar and punctuation sections each offer about a dozen links to appropriate subjects (for example, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, commas, quotation marks) with examples of correct usage, in addition to practice tests and answers. Easy to use, with links to other helpful resources for writers. http://www.grammarbook.com/ Topics: English Language, Writing Last updated Dec 13, 2000 Common Errors in English
This guide features over 300 errors in usage as well as "non-errors, those usages people keep telling you are wrong but which are actually standard in English" (e.g., split infinitives, ending a sentence with a preposition). Includes commonly misspelled words and other language-related resources. Created and maintained by an English professor. http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/ Topics: English Language, Writing Last updated Jul 7, 2006 Conciseness: Methods of Eliminating Wordiness
A handout from OWL, the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, offering tips, examples, and exercises on avoiding wordiness. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/01/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Daily Grammar
Clear and simple lessons on the basics of English grammar. Also features a glossary. http://www.dailygrammar.com/ Topics: English Language, Writing Last updated Jun 8, 2005 A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
A browsable list of terms related to rhetoric. From the University of Kentucky. http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Language Last updated Aug 19, 2003 Grammar and Style Notes
A "miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage." http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Feb 26, 2005 The New York Times: William Safire
Collection of hundreds of pieces written by author and New York Times columnist William Safire. Features an archive of his columns for The New York Times Op-Ed section, and a link to his New York Times Magazine column on language topics. Also includes a brief biography. "William Safire, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times since 1973, will write his final column for the page on Jan. 24, 2005." http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/williamsafire/ Topics: Authors by Region, Communications, English Language, News, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 26, 2007 The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors
Here you'll find tips and thoughts on everything from word choice to punctuation, from quotations to capitalization, and everything in-between. Searchable. http://www.theslot.com/ Topics: English Language, Writing Last updated Jan 4, 2002 Strategies for Reducing Wordiness
Some tips for concise writing. From Literacy Education Online (LEO), St. Cloud State University (Minn.). http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Oct 14, 2005 Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List
"Keep the good stuff, and get rid of the useless clutter that's been hanging around in your writing. Clean up your act" is the advice of English professor Kim Blank. He has a few tips and a chart, "If You've Written This...You Should Have Written This...," to help tighten up your writing. http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html Topics: Communications, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Apr 17, 2003 |
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