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Style and Grammar

Citing Sources

BU ONLY Resources

The Chicago Manual of Style Online
"...the essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field." Includes the Chicago Manual of Style Q & A.

Free Online Sites

English Grammar & Style
From "Dr. Goodword" at alphaDictionary.com.

English Usage, Style & Composition (from Bartleby.com)
A number of style and usage guides, including William Strunk's 1918 edition of the Elements of Style, the American Heritage Book of English Usage (1996), and The King’s English, 2nd ed. (1908), plus related resources.

Guide to Grammar and Style
A miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage by Jack Lynch, Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers University.

Research and Documenting Sources
Part of Purdue University's On-line Writing Lab (OWL). Contains links to Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format, Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format, and Formatting in Sociology.