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September 11, 2007

The List: WordWatch

Websites for people who have to do a fair amount of writing, suggested by Jerry B. Jenkins, author of Writing for the Soul and owner of Christian Writer’s Guild.

By Jerry B. Jenkins

Common Errors in English
wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
Am I pouring over a manuscript or poring over it? Did I effect a change or affect it? Am I further from my point or farther? The correct choice (and why) is likely here.
One Across
http://www.oneacross.com/
For word lovers, here are more crosswords and anagrams and cryptograms than one could hope for.
Urban Legends Reference Pages
snopes.com
Tired of mass broadcasts of stories that are just too good to be true? Like Julie Andrews making up new words for "My Favorite Things" and singing them at Radio City Music Hall when she turned 69? Go to Snopes.com and enter "Julie Andrews" for the sad truth. The lyrics are funny, but the story is false.
Plain Language Association International
plainlanguagenetwork.org
For those who resonate with simple, clear language, these people share the wealth. Their resources include lists of their members' sites, other plain-language sites, and general writing sites. If you can't find it here, you likely don't need it.
Verbivore
verbivore.com
Richard Lederer's been having fun with the language for decades, and his columns and books are everywhere. He's as zany on stage as in print and so entertaining and educational that next February he'll become the first "outsider" to speak at my Christian Writers Guild "Writing for the Soul" conference.
Allen Wyatt's Word Tips
wordtips.vitalnews.com
I've been grateful ever since someone put me onto this most helpful site. Anyone who uses Microsoft Word for a living will find these tips invaluable.
(This originally appeared on p. 59 of the August 2007 issue of Christianity Today.)

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These are some good sites and the page serves as a reminder for me to organize my favorite sites and to use them more frequently. It also helps to lift my spirit knowing that other writers must resort to grammar checks and word tips.

Posted By: john pavelko | September 19, 2007 6:25 PM