| Reference Books
on Writing
The books in this section are among the most useful, intelligently
written books on writing that we have found. If you wish to
suggest a book for this section, please contact
us.
Simple
& Direct
by Jacques Barzun
Language
in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa, Samuel I. Hayakawa, Robert MacNeil
Plain
Style: A Guide to Written English
by Christopher Lasch, Stewart Weaver (Editor)
The
Elements of Style (4th Edition)
by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Roger Angell
On
Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
(On Writing Well (Paper) 25th Anniversary Ed.)
by William K. Zinsser
Writing Resources
The IStudio
http://www.theistudio.com/
An excellent resource for online "Netiquette" tips and general
advice about using the Internet effectively.
http://www.sec.gov/pdf/handbook.pdf
The Securities and Exchange Commission has produced this excellent
Plain English Handbook for finance professionals.
http://www.yourdictionary.com
YourDictionary.com provides the most comprehensive and authoritative
portal for language & language-related products and services
on the web with more than 1800 dictionaries with more than
250 languages.
www.copyeditor.com
Excellent reference for up-to-date information on word choice,
punctuation and other elements of copy editing.
http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting
Writing for the Web - a comprehensive guide to the art of
online writing.
http://www.plainlanguage.gov
The Plain English Network (PEN) is a government-wide group
of volunteers working to improve communications from the federal
government to the public. We believe better communication
will increase trust in government, reduce government costs,
and reduce the burden on the public.
www.buzzkiller.net
If you're sick of hearing and reading these and other fatuous
phrases in p.r. pitches and press releases, if you've realized
that every brush with vapid verbiage robs your life of a little
bit of meaning, drop us an e-mail with your nominations for
the worst buzzwords and phrases in circulation. Together,
with dedication, pointed scorn and clear thinking, we can
stem the epidemic of worthless words in writing about technology
and business.
http://www.lefthandmouse.com
Finally! A comfortable mouse for left-handed computer users.
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