Reference: Hard Copy Resources

We love the Net, perhaps a little too much. But there’s a world of paper out there, our friends insist, offering resources that are uniquely comprehensive and authoritative. Flipping through a book can often be a quicker and more complete method of resolving those nagging grammatical insecurities. The following books are widely acclaimed, and should be considered for the desktops of writers of every level.

 

Everyday References:

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition

Roget's International Thesaurus

The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

Writing Style and Grammar Guides:

Chicago Manual of Style

The Gregg Reference Manual

The Elements of Style

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage

101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English like an American

   




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