Rhetorical Figures
- From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.
- http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html
SDSU Writing Rescource Crib
- Offering tips and lively description on grammar, English, and writing.
- http://literature.sdsu.edu/lanzbom/
Guardian Unlimited - Style Guide
- The British newspaper's guide to word usage, grammar and punctuation, edited by David Marsh and Nikki Marshall. Includes 1928 edition in pdf format.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide
ThereTheir.com
- A guide to avoiding some of the most common spelling and grammar errors encountered in online communication, such as chat, texting, message boards, online games, and email.
- http://www.theretheir.com/
Cliche Web
- Thousands of cliches. Fully searchable and interactive. Formerly Steve's Cliche List. Since 1995.
- http://www.cambiaresearch.com/clicheweb/
Word Info
- An English vocabulary dictionary with free searches of words from Latin and Greek sources.
- http://www.wordinfo.info
Word News
- Efforts have been made to provide some of the best thoughts, ancient and modern, that are particularly appealing for our time and to promote a greater appreciation for the English language.
- http://www.wordnews.info
Word Files of Confusing English Words
- A presentation of English words that are often confusing with definitions and context examples.
- http://www.wordfiles.info
Word Spy
- The word lover's web site by Paul McFedries.
- http://www.wordspy.com/
Plain English at Work
- Online guide to using plain English and changing the corporate style. Produced for Australia's Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Australian National Training Authority.
- http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/plain_english_at_work/
WritingDEN
- Interactive site created to help students improve English reading, writing and listening skills.
- http://204.244.141.13/writ_den/
Jargon Finder
- The use and abuse of jargon. From The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.
- http://www.emcf.org/pub/jargon/words/index.htm
Urban Dictionary
- A veritable cornucopia of streetwise lingo, posted and defined by its readers.
- http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Web Typography
- The elements of typographic style applied to the web.
- http://webtypography.net/
Plain Language Center
- Articles and information on writing and evaluating plain and target-appropriate language for business publications and websites.
- http://www.gopdg.com/plainlanguage/
The Word Detective
- The online version of the newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. A very extensive column and word archive. Written by Evan Morris.
- http://www.word-detective.com/
Illiterate Businesses
- An unabashed rant blog featuring English-language business signs with grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors. Includes a free sign editing offer.
- http://www.illiteratebusinesses.ca
LousyWriter.com
- A free online resource to improve your writing skills. Learn how to write, how to use words, how to write sentences, and how to communicate effectively.
- http://www.lousywriter.com/
Slang City
- Writing about American slang.
- http://www.slangcity.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Digital handouts on grammar and English usage. From subject-verb agreement and use of articles to exercises in parallel structures and argumentative essays. You can submit questions about grammar and writing.
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Just Language
- A casual and contemporary look at how we humans communicate with each other both at home and abroad.
- http://justlanguage.blogspot.com/
Verbivore
- Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.
- http://www.verbivore.com/
The Word Nerds
- A weekly podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.
- http://thewordnerds.libsyn.com/
Word Rogues
- Tips on writing, English, and grammar. This site also contains active community college English syllabii and links to other writing, grammar sites.
- http://www.lanzbom.org
Tribe: Linguistics
- Group for discussions of words and language.
- http://linguistica.tribe.net/
Tribe: Word Freaks
- Group for people who love discussing words and writing style.
- http://wordfreaks.tribe.net/
Tribe: Words of Power
- For people who love words, use them, feel them in their mouths as flavorful bursts of energy. This is the tribe for fun with words and receptive learning.
- http://powerwords.tribe.net/
Lingo Factory
- A cooperative effort to coin useable terms and then trick people into using them regularly as though they are real words.
- http://lingofactory.tribe.net/
Ralph's Manual of Style
- A guide to style, grammar, usage, and more by a guy named Ralph.
- http://www.rms.hung-sun.com/
Braintique: The Natural Way to Write
- A process and system for helping people become better writers. The site includes exercises, examples, and information about descriptive writing and metaphors.
- http://www.braintique.com/barticles/writing/what/TOC.shtml
The Well Bred Sentence
- This book offers an intensive course in sentence construction and punctuation.
- http://www.englishgrammartutor.com/Grammar%20Book.htm
Correct Punctuation
- A brief guide to correct English punctuation.
- http://www.correctpunctuation.co.uk
Ewriting
- Easy to learn electronic writing style that will speed up email and online chatroom discussions.
- http://www.e-writing.info
Writer's Dreamtools
- A series of useful tools to enhance writers' and students' creativity, spark ideas and fight writer's block.
- http://www.writersdreamtools.com/
The Visual Thesaurus
- An exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.
- http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html
Wordelizer
- Delve deeply into a word or subject. Quick search of several word and language related sites.
- http://www.emse.fr/~yukna/kahula/wordelizer/wordelizer.html
Crazy Colour Writing Skills Handbook
- Includes useful tips to help your spelling including homophones, words often misspelled, a dictionary search, an introduction to fingerspelling. Grammar, spelling and writing style guide.
- http://www.crazycolour.com/os/hb05.shtml
The Economist Style Guide
- Guide based on the style book given to all journalists at The Economist.
- http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/
Findaphrase.com
- Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.
- http://www.findaphrase.com/
SecretariesUSA.com
- Reference for the home and corporate office, including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, forms of address, abbreviations, letter styles, and business forms.
- http://secretariesusa.com/
World Wide Words
- Explores the history, evolution byways, quirks, and curiosities of the English language. New and recent words and phrases are often featured, as are books on aspects of English. A weekly newsletter is sent by e-mail and RSS.
- http://www.worldwidewords.org/