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Recommended Links

http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/courseinfo/AcademicWriting/Safire.htm
an interesting list of writing tips by William Safire. Most of the tips are practical and well worth your time reading.

http://members.aol.com/gleposky/badgrammar.htm
A good page, but the terms used here may be very foreign to folks using English as a second language. Only original English speakers are advised to use this list

http://writing.englishclub.com/
A great site for individuals using English as a Second Language (ESL). Guides to punctuation and spelling are highly recommended

http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
This is the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary On-line site. At their homepage, you will find quick dictionary and thesaurus look up buttons. Very handy for any
Writer

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htm
A terrific site that talks about punctuation marks and their proper usage. Very much recommended!

http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
A guide to grammar and style by Jack Lynch. Interesting review of literary styles and grammar, with several links to other useful site. Highly recommended

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/style.html
A rather lengthy handout given by the University of North Carolina- Career Writing Center . It helps diagnose potential problems in your writing style and helps find solutions to these problems. Well worth your time!

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/cmosfaq.html
You’ll see this link several times in your search. I recommend this for more serious writers looking for answers. This is a forum where writing issues are discussed. My favorite: “If you have two PhDs to your credit , do you sign your name Ms. Jane Doe, PhD, PhD?”

http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Actually a site that sells books . On the homepage (as of 11/11/03), you will find tidbits of a book called “Elements of Style” written by William Strunk Jr. Very good reading.

http://www.oocities.org/ccsnstudents/read1.html
This website lists reading material that is so simply written and very entertaining. The aspiring writer may get an inspiration reading any of the several stories listed in this link page! Highly recommended

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/englow.html
Most unlikely link for literary pieces. But the Food and drug Administration site is a prime example of how complex topics are made simple and understandable. For those who would like to write about science related stuff (and have your readers appreciate it like I do), this is a must read web site!

http://www.pinakbetdiaries.com/
This is a well written web-based magazine for a Filipino community here in the US. Articles range from cultural to travel to technical issues and different writing styles are just a fun to read. Another MUST READ site!

http://www.oocities.org/bb0325df
The site deals with medical issues and is a good example of complex issues being made understandable through technical writing

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