Tools and References for Writing Well
Dictionary and Thesaurus Index
Libraries and Databases
Other General Writing Tools
Specialized Glossaries and Resources
Dictionary and Thesaurus Index
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- CORDIS RTD Acronyms Database
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Essay Terms Glossary
- NASA Thesaurus
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Semantic rhyming dictionary
Libraries and Databases
- Reed College Library
- Reed College Library Databases & Catalogs
- Summit
- Reed College Classics Image Database
- Electronic Resources for Classicists
- English Departments Online An annotated list of English department websites.
- Library of Congress Online Catalog
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Science Foundation
- Project Gutenberg Free database of electronic/downloadable books in 50+ languages.
Other General Writing Tools
- Common Errors in Writing An extensive list of common mistakes in writing including: awhile/a while, accept/except, affect/effect, and much more!
- Glossary of Grammatical Terms A glossary of grammatical terms; with examples.
- Grammar and Style Notes by Jack Lynch. A glossary of common errors in standard, written English.
- Guide to Grammar and Writing (Capital Community College) Goes into detail about grammar problems frequently neglected in on-line writing manuals: numbers, commas, sentence structure, coherence, word economy, tense, pronoun agreement, intro paragraphs, etc.
- Writing Argumentative Essays A guide to writing papers and rhetorical analyses; with grammar/stylistic exercises!
- Technical Writing: Punctuation Rules for the English Language A comprehensive and complete guide from NASA.
Specialized Glossaries and Resources
- Basic Chaucer Glossary (Towson U.) A list of terms frequently encountered in Chaucer.
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- American History glossary Provides chronologies, illustrations, almanac, etc.
- Duhaime's Legal Dictionary
- Internet language dictionary A dictionary of computer and internet terms, acronyms, text messaging lingo, etc.
- Biographical dictionary Information on personalities from antiquity to the present.
- Art History resources (Sweet Briar College)
- Voice of the Shuttle: Literary Theory Page Comprehensive list of links to literary theory related resources (organized by type of resource, author, and time period).