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Kids and Teens, School Time, English, Style

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    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/amerispeak.htm   » AmeriSpeak [ Mature Teens ] - Common American sayings and what they actually mean.

    http://www.askoxford.com/   » AskOxford.com [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Search a dictionary of words, names or quotations.

    http://englishplus.com/grammar/captcont.htm   » Capitalizing [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides a list of rules and examples. Includes sentences, quotations, proper nouns, names, titles, and scientific nomenclature.

    http://reference.aol.com/quizzes/cliche-day   » Cliché Day Quiz [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Test your knowledge of the origins of common cliches.

    http://www.westegg.com/cliche/   » Cliche Finder [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A searchable database of overused expressions, with a fun feature creating a random list.

    http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/   » Common Errors in English [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - An explanation of common English usage errors and how to avoid making them.

    http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0081759.html   » Dictionary of English: Clichés, Pretentious Language, and Jargon [ Mature Teens ] - Presents a list of examples of three kinds of language to avoid, with an explanation of why they are not recommended.

    http://bartleby.com/141/   » The Elements of Style - William Strunk [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Principal requirements of plain English style. Focuses on the rules of usage in literature, composition and grammar.

    http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/   » Garbl's Editorial Style Manual [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Searchable advice on abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, punctuation, spelling and word usage.

    http://englishplus.com/grammar/index.htm   » Grammar Slammer [ Mature Teens ] - This help file indexes style and usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, letter writing, common mistakes and a grammar glossary.

    http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar   » Guide to Grammar and Writing [ Mature Teens ] - Features searchable index of grammatical rules, explanations, comments on style, and usage suggestions.

    http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/NewWords/   » New Words In English [ Mature Teens ] - Neologisms and new uses of words in English.

    http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/   » Plain English Campaign [ Mature Teens ] - Working internationally to try to get public information written in plain English, instead of using gobbledygook, jargon and legalese. Includes examples, with annual awards for the worst offenders.

    http://www.plainlanguage.gov/   » Plain Language [ Mature Teens ] - A guide to help writers avoid confusing language and long-windedness. Can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF.

    http://rightwords.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=13&Itemid=30   » Right Words [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A series of short articles about grammar and punctuation, with light hearted examples of common mistakes.

    http://www.sportscliche.com   » The Sports Cliche List [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A searchable collection of cliches used by American teams, fans, coaches and commentators, with humorous comments and sound clips.

    http://www.wordwizard.com/   » WordWizard [ Mature Teens ] - Learn about word meanings, slang, quotations, insults, and famous authors.

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