AmeriSpeak - [ Mature Teens ] - Common American sayings and what they actually mean.
AskOxford.com - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.
Capitalizing - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides a list of rules and examples. Includes sentences, quotations, proper nouns, names, titles, and scientific nomenclature.
The Elements of Style - William Strunk - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Principal requirements of plain English style. Focuses on the rules of usage in literature, composition and grammar.
Garbl's Editorial Style Manual - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Searchable advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, punctuation, spelling and word usage.
Grammar Slammer - [ Mature Teens ] - This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.
Guide to Grammar and Writing - [ Mature Teens ] - Features searchable index of grammatical rules, explanations, comments on style, and usage suggestions.
New Words In English - [ Mature Teens ] - Neologisms and new uses of words in English.
Plain English Campaign - [ Mature Teens ] - Working internationally to try to get public information written in plain English, instead of using gobbledygook, jargon and legalese. Includes examples, with annual awards for the worst offenders.
Plain Language - [ Mature Teens ] - A guide to help writers avoid confusing language and long-windedness. Can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF.
Right Words - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A series of short articles about grammar and punctuation, with light hearted examples of common mistakes.
The Sports Cliche List - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A searchable collection of cliches used by American teams, fans, coaches and commentators, with humorous comments and sound clips.
Top20Composition.com - [ Mature Teens ] - Online directory for grammar, spelling, puncuation, research, creative writing, and proofreading resources.
What is Plagiarism? - [ Mature Teens ] - Answers common questions that students may have on the subject and confronts some of their excuses for not giving proper credit to their sources.
WordWizard - [ Mature Teens ] - Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors.
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