Some useful links for writers:

For Help with Research and Documentation

Guidelines for using MLA Style, APA Style, Chicago Style and CBE Style ~ click on "Documenting Sources" http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/smhandbook
More help in using documentation styles http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Official web site: APA http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.
Official web site: MLA http://www.mla.org

For Guides to English Usage and Other References

Full text of American Heritage Usage Guide, Columbia Usage Guide, Strunk's Elements of Style, Fowler's The King's English, and others http://www.bartleby.com/usage
Style guide for copy editors http://www.theslot.com

For Interactive Quizzes and Tests on English Grammar and Usage

"Exercise Central" from St. Martin's Handbook http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/smhandbook

A Variety of Advice for College Writers

Purdue University Online Writing Lab - handouts, FAQs, other resources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
"20 Most Common Errors" http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/smhandbook

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