Verbivore

Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.
http://pw1.netcom.com/%7erlederer/index.htm

AskOxford.com

For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.
http://www.askoxford.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/

Focusing on Words

Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.
http://www.wordfocus.com/

11 Rules of Writing

Concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.
http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/

Modern Language Association

The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. The site includes a guide to MLA style.
http://www.mla.org

Frequently Asked Questions about English

Answers to common questions about usage, style, grammar and punctuation.
http://www.alexcommunications.com/faq.htm

CBC News: Words, Woe & Wonder

An in-depth look at the words we use from CBC News.
http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/

Acronym Finder

Searchable database of 80,000+ acronyms and meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms.
http://www.AcronymFinder.com/

WordWizard

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/

Bartleby.com: Strunk's Element of Style (1918)

For use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/

Writing For Multimedia

Michael Butzgy's style guide for multimedia.
http://home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/contents.htm

Cliche Finder

Special tool word-searches 3,300 cliches.
http://www.westegg.com/cliche/

Cliche

List of 2000 English cliches with some statistical and literary notes on their use.
http://www.angelfire.com/nd/danscorpio/word3.html

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.
http://www.powa.org/

Online Classes in Rhetoric, University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.
http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/

Rhetorical Figures

From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html

Word Fugitives

An interactive column by The Atlantic's Barbara Wallraff. Discovers needs in our language and recommends new words to fill them.
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/fugitives/index.htm

Word Lab

A message board where you can request and brainstorm unique words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.
http://www.wordlab.com/

Cliche Site

Clichés, sayings or phrases listed with definitions and explanations. Clichés are organized by subject and alphabetically and you can use the search function.
http://www.clichesite.com/index.asp

The Tongue Untied

Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.
http://grammar.uoregon.edu/

Good Grammar, Good Style

Articles and answers to frequently asked questions about grammar, mechanics, and style. Links and bibliography.
http://www.protrainco.com/info/grammar.htm

KCI: Reader Based Writing Style Guide

Designed to help you bulletproof your writing. Extensive, alphabetical index of points of style.
http://www.kanten.com/styleguide/frames1.html

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://webster.commnet.edu/hp/pages/darling/original.htm

Guide to Grammar and Style

The information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to discussions. Practical information about the writing craft.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

The Book of Cliches

A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.
http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche/

The Word Centre

Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.
http://www.wordcentre.co.uk

NoodleBib - The MLA Bibliography Composer

A free tool to create, edit, and save your MLA-style bibliography online, then publish it to a Web page, email it, or save it as RTF and open it in Microsoft Word.
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/

SoYouWanna Avoid Common Writing Errors

We compiled a list of the most common writing errors people tend to make. This is not a primer on grammar or essay-writing. This is a checklist of things which you might well do and which you must stop doing.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/wrerrors/wrerrors.html

E-dition: Dictionary of Concise Writing

A look at word usage in popular culture. The Dictionary of Concision is a complete manual of several thousand wordy phrases.
http://www.e-dition.net/dictionary.html

Grammar Slammer

This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/index.htm

Common Errors in English

Catalogue of writing or speaking mistakes and easily confusable words, with corrections.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

Plain English Campaign

An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/

Bartleby.com: The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

Kenneth G. Wilson's handbook includes descriptive and prescriptive examples with hyperlinked cross-references.
http://www.bartleby.com/68/

Top20Composition.com

Online directory for grammar, spelling, punctuation, research, creative writing, and proofreading resources.
http://www.top20composition.com

Dr. NAD's Prig Page.

Tests of usage, built interactively.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5229/p_.htm

Guides for Better Science Writing

Bibliography of style manuals for scientific research, writing, and presentation. Guides for biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, geology, and mathematics.
http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/14-05.html

Macedon's Taberna: The Craft of Writing

Commentary on various technical aspects of writing: the nuts and bolts of narrative.
http://members.aol.com/MacedonPg/writing.htm

That's Right Words

Articles about grammar information and hints. New Zealand site. Errs on the side of "correctness," not that of modern usage.
http://www.rightwords.co.nz/backnews.html

The Sports Cliche List

A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
http://www.sportscliche.com

Deadwood Phrases

Prune the deadwood phrases from your writing. Site lists the worst from A to Z.
http://www.pnl.gov/ag/usage/deadwood.html

Linguistic Phenomena/Devices

A list of lesser-known features in English writing. Hendiadys, holonyms, and hypernyms.
http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~kbarker/ling-devices.html

Words, Words, and More Words

Discussions and articles concerning words.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/words

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing

Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative help with research, style, structure, major citation styles, mechanics, and revision.
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com

Suite 101: Communications Skills

Archive of articles covering writing and speaking skills, with emphasis on clear communication, basic design, communicating with international and multicultural audiences.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/communications_skills

Suite101: English Grammar and Style

Archive of articles about English grammar and style.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/english_grammar_style

Exploring English

An online tutorial for the parts of speech with style notes for the English Language.
http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/english/

A.Word.ADay

The music and magic of words. This is the website for the mailing list A.Word.A.Day (AWAD), which sends a vocabulary word and its definition to the subscribers every day.
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html

The Wonderful Writing Skills Unhandbook

An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.
http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/

Pseudo Dictionary

The dictionary for words that wouldn't make it into dictionaries.
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/index.php

Verbage

If you are looking for just the right word, you may find it here. If not, you can suggest your own.
http://www.oceansiderevolution.com/verbage

Language Wrangler

Provocative essays on word usage, writing ideas and style.
http://www.languagewrangler.com/

Glossarist.com

A searchable directory of thousands of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.
http://www.glossarist.com/

Plain Language Action Network

Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.
http://www.plainlanguage.gov/

The Philosophy of Punctuation

Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/721833.html

How to Write an Explication

Step-by-step directions to writing an explication. Good and bad examples provided.
http://www.geocities.com/lrampey/2131/explicate.htm

Phrases Thesaurus

A generator of headlines and copy for journalists. Enter a word and the database is searched to provide a list of phrases related to that word.
http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk

Word Quests

Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.
http://www.wordquests.info

Yale Style Manual

For the design of Web pages and Web sites. Covers graphic and information design, page layout, Web graphics, site organization, navigation, and Web multimedia content.
http://www.webstyleguide.com/

Wordiness

A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.
http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html

A Research Guide for Students

How to write research papers, and do presentations. Virtual library of links arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification.
http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html

NLRB Style Manual

A guide for legal writing in plain English.
http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/legal/manuals/stylemanual.asp

Garbl's Editorial Style Manual

Provides advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, plurals, possessives, punctuation, spelling and word usage.
http://garbl.home.comcast.net/stylemanual/

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

Findaphrase.com

Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.
http://www.findaphrase.com/

Einfoweb: Punctuation and Grammar

Help on punctuation and another page on grammar.
http://www.einfoweb.com/punctuation/

Wired Style

Notes on the emerging language of technology. Reference and discussion tool. Last updated 1997.
http://hotwired.wired.com/hardwired/wiredstyle/

Language is a Virus

Writing toys, games, and gizmo to inspire your creativity. Writing exercises.
http://www.languageisavirus.com/index.html

The Economist Style Guide

Guide based on the style book given to all journalists at The Economist.
http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/

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

Wordelizer

Delve deeply into a word or subject. Quick search of several word and language related sites.
http://www.emse.fr/%7Eyukna/kahula/wordelizer/wordelizer.html

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

Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature

Bimonthly publication, SPELL/Binder, contains articles on grammar, usage, word origins, and other subjects of interest to language lovers.
http://www.spellorg.com/

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/

Ewriting

Easy to learn electronic writing style that will speed up email and online chatroom discussions.
http://www.e-writing.info

Correct Punctuation

A brief guide to correct English punctuation.
http://www.correctpunctuation.co.uk

The Well Bred Sentence

This book offers an intensive course in sentence construction and punctuation.
http://www.englishgrammartutor.com/Grammar%20Book.htm

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

Ralph's Manual of Style

A guide to style, grammar, usage, and more by a guy named Ralph.
http://www.rms.hung-sun.com/

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/

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/

Tribe: Word Freaks

Group for people who love discussing words and writing style.
http://wordfreaks.tribe.net/

Tribe: Linguistics

Group for discussions of words and language.
http://linguistica.tribe.net/

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

The Word Nerds

A weekly podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.
http://thewordnerds.libsyn.com/