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In short, don't be shy to break the rules of grammar, if there is a good reason - if your writing will be more effective by doing so. The point of writing is to communicate as effectively as possible. The point of grammar is to give us a framework for better communication. If you sacrifice effective communication for correct grammar, you are missing the point. Just make sure that a broken grammar rule does not look like an accident; if it does, the only thing you will be communicating is cluelessness.

Language rules buster by Debra L. Martin, the Grammar Girl.

Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, found in this podcast.

Help with grammar, parts of speech, usage, sentence structure and exercises.

The style guide for reporters at The Economist - includes lots of good information on vocabulary, grammar, often mispelt words, and abbreviations.

A E I O U and sometimes Y, but also W?

"It's time for another look at irregular verbs. In episode 291, I said irregular verbs are those that don't form their past tense by simply adding an "-ed" suffix, and that they tend to get turned into regular verbs over time. For example, the past tense of "help" used to be "holp," but now it's been regularized, and we say "helped.".......

If you were always wondering how to break the rules of grammar, spelling and common sense, here's your chance. These are the top 34 rules a good writer can break, with full explanations why not to do so.

The official site for handbooks by Diana Hacker with access to a variety of resources through each book's companion site: grammar, essay and documentation help.

Daily Writing Tips does what's promised - there are blog entries daily.

Yep, it's a blog on punctuality rules.

32 misused words