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Merriam—Webster Online Dictionary
Search for words and phrases; you can add a linked search box right to your Web browser. Also includes a thesaurus, a vocabulary builder, and other fun with words.

Your Dictionary—Global Language Resource
This site maintains links with dictionaries of “as many languages as can be found on the Web.” It includes links to grammar and font resources.

iTools—Language and Research
Look up words or translate them and find facts and theories about any subject.

Acronym Finder
This site provides a searchable database filled with acronyms.
 

Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
Even at nearly 1,000 pages, The Chicago Manual of Style can’t cover every detail. In this forum the manuscript editors of the University of Chicago Press interpret the Manual’s recommendations and uncoil its intricacies. Questions and answers are grouped by keywords.

The Elements of Style
Source on usage, composition, and more.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
A guide to grammar and writing, including samples for business letters, memos, application letters, thank-you letters, resumes, meeting minutes and agendas, and research papers. Answers to common (and not-so-common) questions about grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, etc.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
From organizing your writing to documentation.

Language Skills for Journalists
Penn State Professor’s guide to journalistic writing.