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APA Style (Popularity: )
http://www.apastyle.org/
Official American Psychological Association site includes frequently asked questions, guidelines for electronic media citations and spelling and ordering information.
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Focusing on Words (Popularity: )
http://www.wordfocus.com/
Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.
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Language Wrangler (Popularity: )
http://www.languagewrangler.com/
Provocative essays on word usage, writing ideas and style.
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Modern Language Association (Popularity: )
http://www.mla.org
The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. The site includes a guide to MLA style.
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Online Classes in Rhetoric, University of Minnesota (Popularity: )
http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/
The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.
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Paradigm Online Writing Assistant (Popularity: )
http://www.powa.org/
Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.
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Phrases Thesaurus (Popularity: )
http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk
A generator of headlines and copy for journalists. Enter a word and the database is searched to provide a list ...
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Plain English Campaign (Popularity: )
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
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Plain Language Action Network (Popularity: )
http://www.plainlanguage.gov/
Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.
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The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing (Popularity: )
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com
Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative help with research, style, structure, major citation styles, mechanics, and revision.
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The Sports Cliche List (Popularity: )
http://www.sportscliche.com
A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
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The Tongue Untied (Popularity: )
http://grammar.uoregon.edu/
Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.
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The Wonderful Writing Skills Unhandbook (Popularity: )
http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/
An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.
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The Word Centre (Popularity: )
http://www.wordcentre.co.uk
Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.
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Top20Composition.com (Popularity: )
http://www.top20composition.com
Online directory for grammar, spelling, punctuation, research, creative writing, and proofreading resources.
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Word Lab (Popularity: )
http://www.wordlab.com/
A message board where you can request and brainstorm unique words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.
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Word Quests (Popularity: )
http://www.wordquests.info
Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.
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WordWizard (Popularity: )
http://www.wordwizard.com/
Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers a round trip across ...
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Yale Style Manual (Popularity: )
http://www.webstyleguide.com/
For the design of Web pages and Web sites. Covers graphic and information design, page layout, Web graphics, site organization, ...
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