● Proper Nouns The dictionary that spell check uses does not include most proper nouns and may also exclude technical and field-specific terms. If spell check doesn’t recognize a word that you know is spelled correctly, verify the spelling using another reliable source, then simply add it to spell check’s dictionary. 164 goof-proof BUSINESS WRITING ● BUSINESS WRITING TIPS & STRATEGIES ● www.basic-learning.com/wbwt/tips-index.htm—Bull’s Eye Busi- ness Writing Tips www.business-letter-writing.com—Secrets to Effective Business Letter Communication www.bigchalk.com—offers business writing tips and strategies for students www.businessletterpunch.com—takes users through the steps of writing a successful business letter www.mapnp.org/library/commskls/cmm_writ.htm—the Business Writer’s Free Library includes general resources and advice, basic composition and writing skills resources, sample corre- spondence, and reference materials. www.gailtycer.com/writing.htm—offers business writing tips ONLINE RESOURCES appendix B ● ONLINE BUSINESS COURSES ● www.trainingbetter.com www.learnatest.com www.instructionalsolutions.com www.online-learning.com/course_pbw2_desc.html www.englishonline.net/writing/busi.html www.onlinebusinessenglish.com ● BUSINESS TERMS ● Barron’s Online: www.barrons.com Bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com (includes a financial glos- sary at: www.bloomberg.com/money/tools/bfglosa.html) Business Journals: www.bizjournals.com (you can personalize the site to your locality) Business Week Online: www.businessweek.com Career Journal from The Wall Street Journal: www.careerjour- nal.com CNN Financial News Online: www.cnnfn.com Fast Company Magazine Online: www.fastcompany.com Hoover’s Online: www.hoovers.com Inc. Magazine Online: www.inc.com Office.com: www.office.com The Business Search Engine: www.business.com The Wall Street Journal Online: www.wsj.com ● GRAMMAR ● www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html—Paul Brians’ “Com- mon Errors in English” site iteslj.org/quizzes/—self study quizzes for ESL students, but useful for anyone interested in grammar www.englishgrammar101.com—English Grammar 101. Several English grammar tutorials. 166 goof-proof BUSINESS WRITING www.dailygrammar.com—Daily Grammar—offers daily e-mail messages with a grammar lesson five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/help/grammar_help/—offers interactive grammar exercises and grammar resources www.grammarlady.com/—offers grammar tips and features a grammar hotline ● SPELLING ● www.dictionary.com—a useful online dictionary (with thesaurus). You can sign up for “word of the day” e-mails to help expand your vocabulary. www.funbrain.com/spell—a site designed for young people with a Spell Check spelling game www.m-w.com—Merriam Webster Online. This site has a number of interesting features that will make you forget you are trying to improve your spelling! Check out the Word for the Wise sec- tion (www.m-w.com/wftw/wftw.htm) for fun facts about words. www.randomhouse.com/words/—Words @ Random. Here you will find crossword puzzles, quizzes, dictionaries, and other fun stuff all in one site. www.say-it-in-english.com/SpellHome.html—Absolutely Ridicu- lous English Spelling www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html—This site has a tricky online spelling test that is worth taking. www.spelling.hemscott.net/—useful advice on how to improve your spelling www.spellingbee.com/index.shtml—The Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee site contains “Carolyn’s Corner” with weekly tips and information on spelling. www.spellweb.com—This site will help you to pick the correct spelling of two versions of a word or phrase. 167 Online Resources ● LITERARY TERMS ● Glossary of Literary Criticism—www.sil.org/~radneyr/humani- ties/litcrit/gloss.htm Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples—www.uky.edu/Arts- Sciences/Classics/rhetoric.html Literary Arts, Inc.—www.literary-arts.org/ Literary Criticism on the Web—http://start.at/literarycriticism Literary Terms—www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ Online Literary Criticism Collection—www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/ The Literary Web—www.people.virginia.edu/~jbh/litweb.html Virtual Salt—A Glossary of Literary Terms: www.virtualsalt.com/ litterms.htm Wordwizard—www.wordwizard.com Zuzu’s Petals Literary Resources—www.zuzu.com ● TECHNOLOGY TERMS ● CIO Magazine Online—www.cio.com Fast Company Magazine Online—www.fastcompany.com Government Technology—www.govtech.net Information Technology Association of America—www.itaa.org National Institute of Standards and Technology—www.nist.gov Tech Web: The Business Technology Network—www.techweb.com Technology & Learning—www.techlearning.com Technology Review (MIT)—www.techreview.com Web Services Community Portal—www.webservices.org Webmonkey—www.hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey (especially the glossary) Webopedia Online Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms— www.pcwebopaedia.com/ Women in Technology International—www.witi.org 168 goof-proof BUSINESS WRITING ● GENERAL ● Alfred, Gerald J et. al. The Business Writer’s Handbook, 6th Edition. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000). Bly, Robert. The Encyclopedia of Business Letters, Fax Memos, and e-mail. (Franklin Lake, NJ: Career Press, 1999). Chesla, Elizabeth. Improve Your Writing for Work, 2nd Edition. (New York: LearningExpress, 2000). Danziger, Elizabeth. Get to the Point! Painless Advice for Writing Memos, Letters, and e-mails Your Colleagues Will Understand. (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001). Galko, Francine D. Better Writing Right Now. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). Iacone, Salvatore J. Write to the Point: How to Communicate in Business with Style and Purpose. (Franklin Lake: Career Press, 2003). Kirschman, DeaAnne. Getting Down to Business. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). PRINT RESOURCES appendix C Kolin, Philip C. Successful Writing at Work, 6th Edition. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001). LearningExpress. The Complete Professional: Solutions for Today’s Workplace. (New York: LearningExpress, 2000). Olson, Judith F. Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 2nd Edition. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). Roddick, Hawley. Business Writing Makeovers: Shortcut Solutions to Improve Your Letters, e-mails, and Faxes. (Avon: Adams, 2002). ● STYLE GUIDES ● Williams, Joseph M. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 7th Edition. (Boston: Longman, 2002). Strunk, William Jr. et. al. Elements of Style, 4th Edition. (Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2000). The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers, 14th Edition. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993). ● GRAMMAR & SPELLING ● Devine, Felice. Goof-Proof Grammar. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). Devine, Felice. Goof-Proof Spelling. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). Follett, Wilson and Wensberge, Erik. Modern American Usage: A Guide. (New York: Hill & Wang Publishers, 1998). LearningExpress. 501 Grammar and Writing Questions, 2nd Edition. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). 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Wallraff, Barbara. Word Court: Wherein Verbal Virtue is Rewarded, Crimes Against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice is Done. (New York: Harcourt, 2000). Walsh, Bill. Lapsing into a Comma. (New York: McGraw Hill, 2000). Woods, Geraldine. English Grammar for Dummies. (New York: Hungry Minds, 2001). 171 Print Resources [...]... 1 2 3 4 5 #39: Double Negatives We barely caught the train Lee had nothing to say at the meeting Correct Heather never went anywhere on vacation Correct 175 176 g o o f - p ro o f BUSINESS WRITING Rule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 #40: Don’t Make Spelling Mistakes Incorrect—abundance Correct Correct Incorrect—existence Incorrect—fulfill Incorrect—globally Incorrect—harass Correct...174 g o o f - p ro o f Rule 1 2 3 4 5 BUSINESS WRITING #25: Don’t Use Words That Aren’t Really Words He brought a calculator with him to the calculus final I hope the meeting will go well Anywhere you want to meet for lunch is fine with me Regardless . 1998). LearningExpress. 501 Grammar and Writing Questions, 2nd Edition. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). LearningExpress. 100 1 Vocabulary & Spelling Questions. (New York: LearningExpress,. dictionary. 164 goof-proof BUSINESS WRITING ● BUSINESS WRITING TIPS & STRATEGIES ● www.basic -learning. com/wbwt/tips-index.htm—Bull’s Eye Busi- ness Writing Tips www .business- letter -writing. com—Secrets. LearningExpress, 1999). LearningExpress. Vocabulary & Spelling Success, 3rd Edition. (New York: LearningExpress, 2002). 170 goof-proof BUSINESS WRITING Magnan, Robert and Santovec, Mary Lou. 100 1 Commonly Misspelled