Comments on: Be Sure to Check Your Sources http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Maeve Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:23:06 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/#comment-798 Roshawn, Frankly, some of my favorites are a bit long in the tooth. I don't know what kind of desk references you already have, but for most things, a writer doesn't need much more than a good dictionary and Strunk and White's <i>Elements of Style</i>. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/" rel="nofollow">Merriam Webster</a> offers limited free on-line use and their Unabridged dictionary is available on line for a modest fee. It's a great resource for etymology, pronunciation and American usage. Best of all, it's searchable. If you're like me and also want a dictionary you can hold in your hands, I'd recommend the latest Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Roshawn,
Frankly, some of my favorites are a bit long in the tooth.

I don’t know what kind of desk references you already have, but for most things, a writer doesn’t need much more than a good dictionary and Strunk and White’s Elements of Style.

Merriam Webster offers limited free on-line use and their Unabridged dictionary is available on line for a modest fee. It’s a great resource for etymology, pronunciation and American usage. Best of all, it’s searchable. If you’re like me and also want a dictionary you can hold in your hands, I’d recommend the latest Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary.

]]> By: Roshawn http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Roshawn Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:38:14 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/#comment-794 That's an impressive desk reference, Maeve. I think I'll get a few of those books. :) That’s an impressive desk reference, Maeve. I think I’ll get a few of those books. :)

]]> By: Juggling Frogs http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Juggling Frogs Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:06:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/#comment-791 Sources, shmorses. When it comes to idiom, <a href="http://blog.jugglingfrogs.com/2007/07/my-husband-is-idiom-mangling-machine.html" rel="nofollow">we prefer to coin our own.</a> All the best, CLKL (A subscriber and daily reader of DWT.) Sources, shmorses. When it comes to idiom, we prefer to coin our own.

All the best,
CLKL (A subscriber and daily reader of DWT.)

]]> By: gegtik http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-790 gegtik Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:00:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/be-sure-to-check-your-sources/#comment-790 Thanks Maeve, I really appreciate the response. I'm mildly obsessed with the english language and I love these sorts of blogs. Keep up the good work! Thanks Maeve, I really appreciate the response. I’m mildly obsessed with the english language and I love these sorts of blogs. Keep up the good work!

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