Other On-line Resources to Help You with
Grammar and Writing Style Problems
Recent Guides
- Grammar and Style Notes. Excellent introduction. Entries are alphabetical rather than topical. I suggest browsing through all of them. Author Jack Lynch teaches English at the University of Pennsylvania.
- The 11 Rules of Grammar. Has correct and incorrect examples. Shows rules applied. Links rules to other on-line and hard copy references.
- Writing Style Guide. Emphasis is on how to write clearly, accurately, and correctly. Produced by California State University, Chico.
- Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitilization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors. Only two chapters are on-line, Punctuation and Capitalization . Published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Written by Mary McCaskill.
- Basic Prose Style and Mechanics. Written by Craig Waddell.
- Guide to Grammar and Good Writing. Written for author Charles Darling’s English courses at Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, Connecticut. Especially good is the section, “Plague Words and Phrases.”
Older Guides
The following two guides are old, so some rules and conventions about writing have changed. Still, they will prove useful about most matters.
- Elements of Style (1918), by William A. Strunk. Up-to-date edition available in hard copy.
- The King’s English (2nd. ed., 1908), by H. W. Fowler. Has British usage, which varies at some points from that used in the United States. (For example, the use of quotation marks.)
OA Humorous Look at Writing Style
- How to Rite Reel Gud. Wait until you’ve mastered the principles of good writing before seeing them applied here. (The author of this list is unknown. It appears here courtesy of Patrick Goines, a colleague in the History Program at Austin Community College.)
Links to More Web Sites on Grammar, Writing Style, Etc.
- Garbl’s Writing Resources On Line. Topics covered: Grammar, Style and Usage, Plain Language, Words, Reference Sources, On-line Writing Experts, Word Play, and Bookshelf.