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A daily on-line column, featuring little known facts about well known words and phrases.
http://www.wordwithyou.com/
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Searchable database of 80,000+ acronyms and meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms.
http://www.AcronymFinder.com/
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Explains the fundamentals of critical reading and writing. Offers a way to recognize what a text "says," what a text "does," and what a text "means" by analyzing choices of content, language, and structure.
http://www.critical-reading.com
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Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.
http://www.wordfocus.com/
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The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.
http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/
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Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.
http://www.powa.org/
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An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
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Fight to destroy gobbledygook, legalese, small print and bureaucratic language. Give out the Crystal Mark Award for good use of plain English.
http://www.plainenglishcampaign.com/
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Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative help with research, style, structure, major citation styles, mechanics, and revision.
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com
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A regularly updated style guide and webzine for copy editors by Bill Walsh.
http://www.theslot.com/
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A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
http://www.sportscliche.com
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Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.
http://www.wordcentre.co.uk
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Online directory for grammar, spelling, puncuation, research, creative writing, and Proofreading resources.
http://www.top20composition.com
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A message board where you can request and brainstorm unique words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.
http://www.wordlab.com/
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Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers a round trip across the English language.
http://www.wordwizard.com/
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