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Communication - Writing skills

Dictionaries

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

Merriam-Webster

Your dictionary.com

Grammar and Punctuation

Common errors-1

Common errors-2

Grammar, punctuation, and capitalization

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation 

Grammar & style 

Grammar guide

Guide to grammar and writing . 

How to rite rite 

King's English by H. W. Fowler (a classic)

Plagiarism

• Plagiarism.org
• Avoiding plagiarism (University of Alberta)

Plain Language

Fat-free writing

Plain English guide to writing medical information

Plain Language Association International

Plain language (US govt.)

Plain language online training

Plain English Handbook (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

Plain Language: A Handbook for Writers in the U.S. Federal Government

Fight the fog: write clearly (European Commission's Translation Service)

Free guides (Plain English Campaign, U.K.)

Joseph Kimble on plain English

Specific writing projects

Proposal writing (emphasis on developing countries)

Style

BMJ house style

BMJ style guide

Citing electronic sources (scroll to " World Wide Web site")

Citing Internet sources from NLM (pdf file)

How to structure the discussion section of scientific papers (BMJ)

Style guides

Vancouver reference style

• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
  • Back-up website: Vancouver reference style
  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Writing assistance (Univ of Alberta)

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