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The best web search engine

• Google Search Engine
  

The easiest-to-remember references to top

• Dictionary.com
• Thesaurus.com
• Dictionary.com - References on foreign languages

Some familiar and reliable titles to top

• A Guide for Writing Research Papers (Modern Language Association)
• American Sociological Association Style Guide
• Chicago Manual of Style Form Guide
• Citation Styles Online
• Merriam-Webster online: The Language Center (dictionary and thesaurus)
• The American Heritage® Reference Collection
• The Elements of Style (1918 edition)
• Turabian-Style, Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide for History and the Humanities
  

More comprehensive references

• ARTFL Project: 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  
• ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form (1911 edition, supp. 1995)
  
• Babelfish: the best online translator
  
• The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ (and not so FAQ)
  
• Travlang's Translating Dictionaries
  
• Research-It! A comprehensive reference web page: dictionaries, maps, telephone numbers.
  
• Langenberg.com: Dictionary, Rhyming, Crossword Puzzle Solver, Scrabble, Quotations, Thesaurus, Anagrams & Pig Latin.
  
• Great Books Online
• Essayedge.com: free online help with personal statement writing
  

References for business writing

• Bull's Eye Business Writing Tips
  
• Business Writing (Purdue University)
  
• Business Writing Links. A resource for examples.
  
• Business Writing 101: Five Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• The Gail Tycer Company: Business Writing Tips
  
• Some Basic Rules of Punctuation for Business Writing By Patricia H. Westheimer and Robert B. Nelson
  
• Style in Business Writing
  
• Ten Tips for Business Writing
  
• Top Ten Least-Wanted Phrases in Business Writing
  
• The Writer's Bookstore