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 Fight the Fog – How to write clearly: Guide to writing clearly and information about the Fight the Fog Campaign of the Translation Service of the European Commission.
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Plain English Campaign: “An independent pressure group fighting for public information to be written in plain English.
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Plain Language.gov: “Improving Communication from the Federal Government to the Public”
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The Word Centre: UK-based organization offering training courses, publications and advice on writing plain English.
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 Bürgernahe Verwaltungssprache: German “How to write clearly” manual. Aimed at authors of government publications, but with a wealth of useful information and examples for writing clearly.
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Do’s and Don’ts of Inclusive Language: From the Media Task Force, Honolulu County Committee.
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Non-discriminatory language guidelines: From the University of Sydney, Australia.
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Links list to gender-neutral language guides from the Technical University of Vienna.
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Sprachliche Gleichbehandlung von Frauen und Männern: Use of gender-neutral language in German.
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The Word Spy: Devoted to recently coined words and phrases, and to old words that are being used in new ways. Lists new terms that have appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources.
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World Wide Words: English words and phrases – what they mean, where they came from, how they have evolved, and the ways in which people sometimes misuse them.
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The Times Style Guide: This style guide is structured in the form of a glossary, covering the usage of specific words and phrases.
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Deutsche Rechtschreibung: Guide to German grammar, word use and punctuation after the official language reformation.
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Das ABC des Zwiebelfisch: Glossary of tricky German words; part of the Zwiebelfisch column of the SPIEGEL ONLINE magazine.
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English Style Guide: From the Translation Service of the European Commission.
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The BBC News Style Guide: As well as covering myriad aspects of style, this 92-page document is an outstanding introduction to good writing in general.
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WHO English Style Guide: Comprehensive 114-page document, with a useful section on non-discriminatory language.
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The American Heritage Book of English Usage: “With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style.”
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The Elements of Style: “Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature.”
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The Internet Grammar of English: An online course in English grammar written primarily for university undergraduates. Does not assume any prior knowledge of grammar.
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U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual: Arranged by topic; available as HTML and PDF. | |
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Queensland government style guide: Australian English style guide | |
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York University Style Guide: That’s the one in Ontario, not England – Canadian English spoken here. | |
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Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack Lynch: “These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage I put together for my classes. The entries here are of two types: specific articles on usage, and more general articles on style.”
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Rensellaer Writing Center Handouts: Style guides for a variety of document types and discussions of general writing issues.
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NASA style guide: Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization – A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors, from the NASA Langley Library and Media Services.
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Glossary of linguistic terms: Want to know what a synecdoche is? Not sure what an expressive illocutionary point is? This is the place to find out.
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The Economist Style Guide: A well-structured, informative style guide.
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Writer’s Style Guide: User-friendly style guide of the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
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GNOME Localization Style Guides: “These are the style guides which are given to translators by Sun when they are translating Sun software.” Source language: English; nine target languages incl. German.
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Wikipedia: Übersetzungsgerechtes Schreiben: Article about writing for translation | |
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Zwiebelfisch: Column in SPIEGEL magazine: a light-hearted look at the difficulties of the German language and the ways in which it is abused by some writers.
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Online-Hilfe betriebliche Korrespondenz: German guide for official and internal written communication, covering style, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, etc. An excellent reference work.
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Deutsche Rechtschreibung: Guide to German grammar, word use and punctuation after the official language reformation.
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