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Miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage put together for the author's writing classes. Frequently updated and non-dogmatic. By Jack Lynch.
Guidelines and suggestions on how to properly cite electronic information sources in footnotes and bibliographies.
A good part of the regular PMFORUM mail to the Editor of the PM World Today is from students who want to or are required by their study program to write a thesis or paper on project management. Many of these are requests for specific information which are anwered by the Webmaster. Unfortunately there a good number who do not seem to have structured their paper or research.
"Getting an A on an English Paper" by Professor Jack Lynch of Rutgers University USA provides guidelines for preparation of any research paper.
Written by the a.u.e USENET group and edited by Mark Israel, this FAQ covers common english usage questions, word etymology, additional on- and off-line references and more.
The answers to such weighty topics as whether the ban on splitting infinitives still stands, or how many spaces to put after a periodwriting style are in the Chicago Manual of Style FAQ. The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) FAQ answers some of the questions that commonly vex writers and editors. The page is a fun read, lighter and wittier than the venerable CMS. If you don't find what you're looking for , CMS provides an email address for you to write and ask directly.
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Cambridge dictionaries are online and you can search the following references Cambridge Dictionary of American English, Cambridge International Dictionary of English, Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs or Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms.
World Wide Words site focuses on the history of the English language and the development of new words. Each week, users will find definitions and histories of words and phrases both old and new. In addition, the site contains numerous short articles on various aspects of the language, book reviews, usage notes ,and a phonetic key. Users can also subscribe to a newsletter containing each week's updates. Back issues are available in .zip format.
The ARTFL Project has released an implementation of the Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus.
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WordNet was developed by the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University under the direction of Professor George A. Miller (Principal Investigator). Ongoing development of WordNet is supported by DARPA/ITO (Information Technology Office).
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The American Heritage's definitions are in-depth.and to hear how a particular word is pronounced, just click on the beige speaker icon in the pronunciation section of that word's definition.
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A no-frills English dictionary containing over 200,000 references with both US and British spellings. There are a number of definitions for project but none for project management. The website is free and available to all.
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