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THE ULTIMATE WRITER'S GUIDE
By Amsterdam Small Business News Center
MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS
Searchable, with lots of additional content and links.
WHATIS.COM
A dictionary of 2,500 techno and cyber terms, from @ to zoomed video port. Easy to navigate.
A searchable, cross-indexed listing of many familiar quotations, each traced to the original author.
WILTON'S ETYMOLOGY PAGE
Etymology is the study of word origins. It's a fascinating subject, full of folklore and historical lessons. The site owner is David Wilton (Albany, CA), for whom etymology is only a hobby; but it's a real nice site.
Get answers to your perplexing grammar and punctuation questions; resolve disputes with your copy editor. The Grammar Lady is actually Mary Newton Bruder, who has an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in linguistics. The service is free.
ELEMENTS OF STYLE
This is the best little book on writing style I've ever seen. It costs about
$11. It's 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.
GARBL'S WRITING RESOURCES ONLINE
An annotated directory of Web sites focusing on creativity, the writing process, English Grammar, style and usage, reference sources, words, online writing experts, word play, and books on writing. By Gary B. Larson of Seattle, WA.
N.P.R. ONLINE STYLEGUIDE
Guide to pronunciation, usage, and grammar -- compiled by Marcus D. Rosenbaum and John Dinges of National Public Radio.