English Style, Grammar, Documentation, and Dictionary Links
The UI Writing Center is a place to receive hands-on help. They also have some useful links from their main page. The links below can also serve you.
Style and Grammar Links
| The Elements of Style - Strunk | Common Errors in English - WSU - Brian |
| Chicago Manual of Style - currently searchable for free if you sign up. This is the best guide for all questions related to writing for publication. Almost literally everything you ever wanted to know about style and documentation. | American Philosophical Association - "Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language" |
| The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation |
Documentation/Citation Links/Using Sources
| Dartmouth College Sources Page - tells why, how, and when to cite sources, and gives many examples. | Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism: Documentation Guidelines - Duke University Library |
| Landmark Citation Machine - This "machine" automatically formats in MLA and APA and Chicago (CMS)if you enter the information correctly. You can find it at For my classes, please use MLA or CMS (Chicago Manual of Style). http://citationmachine.net/ | Documentation Information - University of Wisconsin- Madison, Writing Center - Documentation including APA, MLA, Turabian/Chicago Documentation Styles. Includes information on documenting electronic sources. |
| Chicago Manual of Style - currently searchable for free if you sign up. This is the best guide for all questions related to writing for publication. Almost literally everything you ever wanted to know about style and documentation. | Anderson's Citation FAQ
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Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Etc.
| Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford Reference Online through the UI Library |
| Dictionary.com | Merriam-Webster On-line Dictionary and Thesaurus |
| Encarta World English Dictionary | Thesaurus.com |