A recent grad asked for a list of online writing resources, and here’s my preliminary list. I’ll keep adding to this list and maybe give it permanent page status on this site.

Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style is a thorough glossary of all kinds of terms. He’s an English professor at Rutgers. I’ve got a copy of his latest book, The Lexicographer’s Dilemma: The Evolution of ‘Proper’ English, from Shakespeare to South Park, on my night stand and hope to crack it soon.

An annotated collection of grammar and writing resources from around the web from the University of Chicago Writing Program.

Richard Nordquist’s Grammar and Composition blog on About.com. I enjoyed a recent entry called Twenty Editing Tips from the Old Copy Desk, which lists early 20th century writing advice that is still solid today. Actually, there’s so much interesting stuff to read on this site you might find it addictive.

Check out the list of Grammar Myths at Grammarphobia, written by Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman. Yes, people, you can split an infinitive!

The Classic style guide by Strunk and White is available online. While the grammar advice is suspect, Chapter 3 has some timeless advice about style.

For word fun, you can also check out The Visual Thesaurus. Enter a word and see how it maps into its related words. Also, there are some interesting articles. Some of the content is free, but if you pay the nominal membership fee you have full access. I like the word of the day (Today’s Dirty Rat word of the day is perfidious.)

Is there anything you suggest adding?