Tools for editors

March 19, 2005 7:30 AM

Tools for Editors. Find all kinds of useful language-related links; take a side trip to a site where you can recall the joys of diagramming sentences, corral misplaced apostrophes, check your spelling, set free pet peeves, or read lovely essays on the English language written by a retired professor of Dutch.
posted by etaoin (14 comments total)

Great site. And MetaFilter is listed under "Some Commentary/News Aggregators."
posted by ericb at 7:36 AM on March 19, 2005

Thanks etaoin, I used to read the Language Miniatures all the time and rediscovering it makes me feel all fuzzy inside. :)

I never knew he used to teach Dutch btw, but I do remember his Miniature about Dutch cursing with diseases.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:52 AM on March 19, 2005

Rediscovering *them*, even - a miniature flaw.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:52 AM on March 19, 2005

I love a good explanation of how to curse in different languages. Thanks guys!
posted by goatdog at 8:07 AM on March 19, 2005

wow, this is great - thanks etaoin!
posted by madamjujujive at 8:29 AM on March 19, 2005

The ACES site is truly a Best of the Web! I've used Purdue's OWL for years (as do many composition teachers & WPAs); in fact, most university writing centers link to Purdue's OWL rather than reinventing the wheel. Could it be designed better--of course. Does it deliver quite a bit of valuable help--absolutely. Thanks for posting.
posted by beelzbubba at 8:43 AM on March 19, 2005

Thanks, etaoin! And - Testy Copy Editors.
posted by carter at 8:49 AM on March 19, 2005

Love it! Especially the diagramming sentences site. I want to get that image of the first sentence of Paradise Lost and put it on a t-shirt!
posted by papakwanz at 10:22 AM on March 19, 2005

cool. I had an english prof who once wrote on one of my papers:
"I see you have declared a moratorium on the apostrophe
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ah. yeah.
posted by clavdivs at 11:15 AM on March 19, 2005

Great post. Thanks!
posted by Slithy_Tove at 8:33 PM on March 19, 2005

Thanks from me too.
posted by languagehat at 6:01 AM on March 20, 2005

shrdlu, etaoin! I had many of these links already jumbled in my bookmarks and it's nice to have them all in one tidy package, along with some good ones I didn't know about. Thanks!
posted by melissa may at 7:48 AM on March 20, 2005

Ha, great job spotting the etaion shrdlu thing, melissa may!
etaoin
posted by etaoin at 4:53 PM on March 20, 2005

The Slot is a great place too.
posted by john at 7:23 PM on March 20, 2005