Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.

Concise guide to some of the most frequently violated rules of writing, punctuation, and grammar.

Portal for word lovers. Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors. Wordwizard offers a round trip across the English language.

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.

Michael Butzgy's style guide for multimedia.

Special tool word-searches 3,300 cliches.

List of 2000 English cliches with some statistical and literary notes on their use.

Help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing informal, thesis, argumentative, and exploratory essays.

The University of Minnesota offers a number of Internet correspondence courses in rhetoric. Sign up here.

An interactive column by The Atlantic's Barbara Wallraff. Discovers needs in our language and recommends new words to fill them.

A message board where you can request and brainstorm words, names, titles, coinages, puns, phrases, slogans and slang.

Clichés, sayings or phrases listed with definitions and explanations. Clichés are organized by subject and alphabetically and you can use the search function.

Grammar, punctuation and style for journalists.

The Modern Language Association is the official guide to non-fiction writing. Includes a guide to MLA style.

Articles and answers to frequently asked questions about grammar, mechanics, and style. Links and bibliography.

The information ranges from copy editing to elements of style to discussions. Practical information about the writing craft.

A compilation of common phrases, euphemisms, and rationales for times of trouble. Organized by occasion.

Consulting firm dedicated to training businesses to use plain English. Free newsletter and professional editing services.

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.

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.

A look at word usage in popular culture. The Dictionary of Concision is a complete manual of several thousand wordy phrases.

This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.

Catalogue of writing or speaking mistakes and easily confusable words, with corrections.

An independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.

Kenneth G. Wilson's handbook includes descriptive and prescriptive examples with hyperlinked cross-references.

Online directory for grammar, spelling, punctuation, research, creative writing, and proofreading resources.

Tests of usage, built interactively.

Bibliography of style manuals for scientific research, writing, and presentation. Guides for biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering, geology, and mathematics.

Commentary on various technical aspects of writing: the nuts and bolts of narrative.

A large, searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.

A list of lesser-known features in English writing. Hendiadys, holonyms, and hypernyms.

Answers to common questions about usage, style, grammar and punctuation.

Archived discussions and articles concerning words.

Popular, award-winning online writing guide. Authoritative help with research, style, structure, major citation styles, mechanics, and revision.

Archive of articles covering writing and speaking skills, with emphasis on clear communication, basic design, communicating with international and multicultural audiences.

An in-depth look at the words we use from CBC News.

Archive of articles about English grammar and style.

An online tutorial for the parts of speech with style notes for the English Language.

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.

An interactive site that uses the writing process to teach writing skills.

The dictionary for words that wouldn't make it into dictionaries.

If you are looking for just the right word, you may find it here. If not, you can suggest your own.

For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.

Provocative essays on word usage, writing ideas and style.

A searchable directory of thousands of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.

Promoting clearer communication between the public and government. This site has resources for writers to attain that goal.

Paul Robinson's classic essay on periods, commas, semicolons, dashes.

Step-by-step directions to writing an explication. Good and bad examples provided.

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.

Word lists that provide thematic units of English words derived from Latin and Greek sources.

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.

A list of words and phrases to purge from your writing.

Provides advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, plurals, possessives, punctuation, spelling and word usage.

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.

Reference for the home and corporate office, including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, forms of address, abbreviations, letter styles, and business forms.

Free phrase database to help journalists, copywriters and content editors search common phrases.

Help on punctuation and another page on grammar.

Guide based on the style book given to all journalists at The Economist.

Delve deeply into a word or subject. Quick search of several word and language related sites.

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.

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

A series of useful tools to enhance writers' and students' creativity, spark ideas and fight writer's block.

Easy to learn electronic writing style that will speed up email and online chatroom discussions.

A brief guide to correct English punctuation.

This book offers an intensive course in sentence construction and punctuation.

A process and system for helping people become better writers. Includes exercises, examples, and information about descriptive writing and metaphors.

A guide to style, grammar, usage, and more by a guy named Ralph.

A cooperative effort to coin useable terms and then trick people into using them regularly as though they are real words.

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.

Group for people who love discussing words and writing style.

Group for discussions of words and language.

Tips on writing, English, and grammar. This site also includes active community college English syllabii and links to other writing, grammar sites.

A weekly podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.

Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.

A casual and contemporary look at how we humans communicate with each other both at home and abroad.

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.

Writing about and classifying words and language.

Writing about American slang.

An extended metaphor that creates its own context. A science invented by P.A. Lopez and derived from the science of 'pataphysics as described by Alfred Jarry.

A free online resource to improve your writing skills. Learn how to write, how to use words, how to write sentences, and how to communicate effectively.

An unabashed rant weblog featuring English-language business signs with grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors. Includes a free sign editing offer.

The online version of the newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. A very column and word archive. Written by Evan Morris.

Articles and information on writing and evaluating plain and target-appropriate language for business publications and websites.

The elements of typographic style applied to the web.

A veritable cornucopia of streetwise lingo, posted and defined by its readers.

Interactive site created to help students improve English reading, writing and listening skills.

Online guide to using plain English and changing the corporate style. Produced for Australia's Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Australian National Training Authority.

The word lover's web site by Paul McFedries.

A presentation of English words that are often confusing with definitions and context examples.

Efforts have been made to provide some of the best thoughts, ancient and modern, that are particularly appealing for our time and to promote a greater appreciation for the English language.

An English vocabulary dictionary with free searches of words from Latin and Greek sources.

Thousands of cliches. Fully searchable and interactive. Formerly Steve's Cliche List. Since 1995.

A guide to avoiding some of the most common spelling and grammar errors encountered in online communication, such as chat, texting, message boards, online games, and email.

The British newspaper's guide to word usage, grammar and punctuation, edited by David Marsh and Nikki Marshall. Includes 1928 edition in pdf format.

Offering tips and lively description on grammar, English, and writing.

From alliteration to zeugma, and everything in between, all the figures of speech are here.