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Workplace Writing
Purdue OWL's
Workplace Writing
site (includes grammar resources)
Plain Language Movement
(at PlainLanguage.gov) (see also the UK's
Plain English Campaign
)
Wordiness
: words and phrases to purge from your writing
How to Write It: A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write
(good book on formats for various writing you'll run into, from newletters to progress reports)
Links referenced in Camp's book
CIA's
World Factbook
Addressing Mail:
United States Postal Service
Merriam-Webster
© reference pages
Acronym and Abbreviation Server
Charles Darling's
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Style Guides and Web style
APvsChicago.com
Webster's Third New International Dictionary (preferred for both AP --but see "exceptions"--and Chicago)
Yahoo style guide
Yale
Web Style Guide
Michael Butzgy's
Writing for Multimedia
Apple Style Guide
Microsoft Manual of Style
(only available in print)
Grammar and Mechanics
Charles Darling's
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Jack Lynch's
Guide to Grammar and Style
(good for academic writing)
The Philosophy of Punctuation
-- a classic essay by Paul Robinson
Common errors in English
(searchable list of frequently confused words)
Reference
Bartleby.com
(includes great reference tools like American Heritage Dictionary, Bartlett's quotations, Strunk's Style, and more)
Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Chicago Manual of Style
Urban Dictionary
Slang City
(discover explanations of sexual slang in plain English, or take the "pimp quiz"
Pseudo Dictionary
(words that should be in dictionaries, but aren't)
Proofreading
Merriam-Webster's
proofreading marks
Chicago Manual of Style's
proofreading marks
Resumes
Brainstorm about
resumes
(use this template to get started)
See a sample resume
See a sample letter
Resume links:
How long should a resume be
?
Resumes vs. CVs
Scannable Resumes
(see
downloadable version
)
Keyword Searchng
for Scannable Resumes
Example: Another Functional Resume
(good for those with little job experience)
Resume Tips
from Purdue's O.W.L. (contains lists of Power Verbs)
What skills
to employers want?
Selling your writing skills
Miscellaneous
Google links for "Style Guides"
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