| Name |
URL |
Description |
| Duhaime's Law Dictionary: |
http://www.duhaime.org/dict-a.htm |
Legal terms researched, written and provided free of charge, to the world wide legal information community, by a Canadian lawyer. Hypertext linkages provided. |
| GrammarNow: |
http://www.grammarnow.com/ |
This is a free site dedicated to answering any grammar, composition, research or formatting questions. Send a grammar question and a response will be e-mailed to the user within 24 hours or as soon as possible. The site also provides links to other on-line sites. |
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus: |
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm |
General dictionary. |
| Plain Language Online Training: |
http://www.web.net/~plain/PlainTrain/ |
Helpful tips and techniques for using plain language in writing. The site is also in French. |
| On-Line English Grammar: |
http://www.edunet.com/english/ grammar/index.cfm |
A much more detailed and sophisticated site. Keyword searches can be conducted. Questions can be sent to the English Grammar Clinic. Contains sample practice pages. |
| Strunk's Elements of Style: |
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ bartleby/strunk/ |
An excellent reference site for rules of usage and principles of composition. |
| University of Ottawa Hypergrammar: |
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/ writcent/hypergrammar/ |
The HyperGrammar site is an electronic grammar course offered by the University of Ottawa's Writing Centre. The site provides a good basic guide to grammar. Hypertext linkages allow the user to jump between topics of interest. |
| The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing (Department of the Secretary of State of Canada) |
http://termiumplus.bureaudelatraduction. gc.ca/style/ |
General guide for writing documents for the Federal Government in English. |
