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General Background Information
Abbreviations Dictionary, Ref 423.1 D46a6
Acronyms and Intialisms Dictionary, Ref 423.1 G15a2
The Appropiate Word: Finding the Best Way to Say What You Mea, Ref 428 H781aw
The Art of Technical Documentation, 808.0666 H254ad2
BUGS in Writing: A Guide to Debugging Your Prose, 808.042 D942bu
Chicago Manual of Style, Ref 808.027 U58c14
A Christian Writer’s Manual of Style, Ref 808.02 C555hu
Code Names Dictionary, Ref 423 R92c
Columbia Guide to Standard American English, Ref 428 W748sae
The Complete Dictionary of Abbreviations, Ref 423.1 S39c
Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, Ref 428.2 C737qu
Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage, Ref 428 M193 du
Dictionary of Catch Phrases, Ref 423.1 P275dy
Dictionary of Correct English Usage, Ref 428.3 L71d
Dictionary of Initials, Ref 423.1 P252di
Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Ref 427 P27d5
Dictionary of Modern English Usage, Ref 428.3 F78d
Electronic Styles, Ref 803 Y44h
Handbook of Nonsexist Writing, 428.2 M647h2
Harper Book of Contemporary Usage, Ref 428 M877h
Index to Inspiration, Ref 808 I65i
Juba to Jive: The Dictionary of African-American Slang, Ref 427.973 J91mj
Legacy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Personal History, 808.06609 S744L
MLA Style Manual, Ref 808.027 M685m2
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Ref 808.02 T92m6
NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary, Ref 428 S741nt2
New Dictionary of American Slang, Ref 427.973 C466n
New York Public Library Writer’s Guide to Style and Usage, Ref 808.027 N567wgs
Oxford Dictionary of New Words, Ref 423 O98tu
Penguin Dictionary of Quotations, Ref 808.8 C67p
Publication Manual, American Psychological Association, Ref 808.02 P976a3
Random House Webster’s College Thesaurus, Ref 423.1 R194rt
Research and Argument: Tools for Teachers and Students, Website C269ra2
Roget’s Superthesaurus, Ref 423.1 M133rs
Saint Martin’s Handbook, Ref 428.2 L963sh3
Similes Dictionary, Ref 808.8 S589so
Sisson’s Word and Expression Locator, Ref 423.1 S623sr
Slang!: The Topic-by-Topic... , Ref 427.973 D554sg
Slang and Euphemism, Ref 427 S491sg
Student’s Guide to Doing Research on the Internet, Ref 808.02 C187si
Style and Study, Q 808.06 B978ST3
A Style Manual -Microform and Non-Print Media, Ref 8 08.02 F596s
The Synonym Finder, Ref 423.1 R685sf
Technical Writing: A Pratical Approach, 808.0666 P527ta3
Theorizing Composition, 808.04207 T396kny
Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English, Ref 808 P27ua
Using the Internet, Ref 808.02 U85ha
Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage, Ref 428.003 W385eu
Webster’s New World Rhyming Dictionary, Ref 428.1 W874ud
Webster’s New World Student Writing Handbook, Ref 808.042 S713we2
Webster’s Treasury of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms, Ref 423.1 D46a6
Where Credit Is Due,, Ref 808.027 S555wd2
Write Right!: A Desktop of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style, Ref 428.2 V464wr
Writer’s Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing, 808.31 D554h
Writer’s Handbook , Ref 808.02 W956whk
The Writing of Fiction, 808.3 W55wfi
York Dictionary of English-French-German-Spanish, Ref 800.016 P318L

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