Writing Links

http://www.wku.edu/~glaseja/makeover.htm
Downloadable version of Makeover Exercises from Glaser's Understanding Style. Using this link will allow you to cut and paste the exercises into a Word document

http://www.hbcollege.com/english/kirszner/resources/student/review/
The Holt Handbook (The AU English Department’s officially adopted choice)

http://www.auburn.edu/english/ec/center.htm
Auburn’s own English Center

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/lab/owl/index.html
Purdue Online Writing Center—the flagship OWL and an excellent resource

http://www.missouri.edu/~writery/index2.html
The Online Writery from the University of Missouri—another excellent resource including links to handbooks.

http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style—everything you ever wanted to know about the subject (and more)

http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Strunk’s Elements of Style—a classic guide to the English language

http://www.bartleby.com/64/3.html
The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
The sub-title says it all—but note the copyright date.

http://www.transaction.net/web/tutor/text/orwell.html
George Orwell says, "Let the Meaning Choose the Word"
Advice from a master.

Citation and Documentation Information

http://www.lib.auburn.edu/citations.html
RBD Library Citation Guide

http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/practical_guide.htm
A Writer's Practical Guide To MLA Documentation

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
Columbia Guide to Online Style