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GRAMMAR:

Charles Darling's Guide to Grammar and Writing - Includes sentences, paragraphs, how to construct an essay, etc. You can also "Ask Grammar" and get a response usually within hours. (Results are posted to the web in "Grammar Logs", not to your email.)
Common Errors in English  - "...deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers. The aim of this site is To help you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters of amusement at the way you write or speak."
Grammar Clinic by WORDPLAY - "Common mistakes in English grammar, and the simple rules that will keep you on track."
Strunk's Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
WORDNET - Information in 40 languages, "Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms that are linked by conceptual-semantic relations."
 
SPELLING:

 

 Clear Ink's SpellWeb  - If you enter two misspellings of a word, it will search the Internet, and show you which one is more popular, even if neither one is correct. SpellWeb can also be used to judge relative popularity based on occurrence on the Web. 
STUDYING:  Better Studying - Strategies to improve your reading, listening, note-taking and other skills. 
 
STYLE MANUALS:
 (Preparing bibliographies)		 APA - American Psychological Association (Primary discipline: Social Sciences) At the present time, there is no online access to the APA publication - copies of the print version are available in the library.

APA Style: The Social Sciences - Guidelines listed on this webpage  are consistent with the Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association, 4th ed, but not authorized by APA.
APA Electronic Style Formats -  The official APA site for citing electronic resources.
OWL AT PURDUE - Online Writing Lab's wonderful APA guide
 Reference Style - Prepared by Brigham Young University not authorized by APA.

CBE - Council of Biology Editors (Primary discipline: Sciences)

CBE Style: The Sciences - Guidelines listed on this webpage are consistent with the Scientific Style and Format, published by the Council of Biology Editors (6th ed., 1994).

Chicago Style/Turabian - (Primary discipline: History)

Chicago Manual - Maintained by the Ohio State University.
Chicago Manual: History - Guidelines listed on this webpage are consistent with the The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. (Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1993).
Turabian - Maintained by the Ithaca College Library.

IEEE Standards - (Primary discipline: Engineering)

IEEE Standards Style Manual - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 

MLA Style - (Primary disciplines:  English and Humanities)

MLA Style: English and other humanities - Guidelines listed on this webpage  are consistent with the the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. (New York: MLA, 1999)
OWL AT PURDUE - Online Writing Lab's wonderful MLA guide

Miscellaneous Sources:

Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet by Andrew Harnack and Gene Kleppinger, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
 

WRITING:

 

 Better Writing - Award-winning Web site covers grammar, sentence structures, etc. Useful sections on business writing, research papers and overcoming writers block.
ONLINE WRITING LAB - Free writing help and teaching resources that include information on business communications, cover letters. grammar, proofreading, resumes, writers block, etc.  Sponsored by Purdue University.
 
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