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agroupie in academics_anon

Online writing reference?

Nov 10, 2008 13:33

Hello everyone! I am a new member, and look forward to participating in the community. I am a new faculty member teaching graduate level psychology courses. My students are required to do a lot of writing; however, many of them have had insufficient education in basic writing skills. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good website which contains ( Read more... )

resources, grammar-punctuation-and-style

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drenilop November 10 2008, 18:41:10 UTC

I've got one off http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lpowner under teaching resources, general - called "General Tips for Common Errors." Does PV, agreement, and some other quirkyness well; not so much on commas. I think it does semi colon. If not, I need to add that.

agroupie November 10 2008, 19:02:48 UTC

Thank you!

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Re: The best one I have found owl_of_minerva November 10 2008, 19:01:21 UTC

I like this one too, and not just because of its url.

Re: The best one I have found agroupie November 10 2008, 19:02:59 UTC

Thank you!

Re: The best one I have found agroupie November 10 2008, 19:03:12 UTC

Yes, this seems to be a popular one!

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agroupie November 10 2008, 19:03:32 UTC

Thank you! I will include that one as a resource

exirabit November 10 2008, 19:26:39 UTC

If you want something a bit meatier, the entire Elements of Style guide is also available online as well at http://www.bartleby.com/141/

threefourtime November 10 2008, 20:03:57 UTC

My favorite: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/