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.
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