Politically Correct Word Choice Links
English 1101/29&30     Spring 2001     Mr. Hagin


Sensitive Language: How to Avoid Offensive Language (Words @ Random)
http://www.randomhouse.com/words/language/avoid_guide.html

Avoiding Sexist Language (Roane State Community College)
http://www2.rscc.cc.tn.us/~jordan_jj/OWL/Sexism.html

Avoiding Sexist Language (Purdue University)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_nonsex.html

Avoiding Gender Bias in Pronouns (Sharon Cogdill and Judith Kilborn, St. Cloud University)
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/genderbias.html

Gender Fair Language (The Writing Center at Rensselaer)
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/genderfair.html

Non-Sexist Language 9Carolyn jacobsen, University of Pennsylvania)
http://www.stetson.edu/departments/history/nongenderlang.html

Gender-Neutral Pronouns: Frequently Asked Questions (John Williams)
http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp
 

English Mega Sites
These URL's link to comprehensive English websites that cover nearly every aspect of the writing process

Guide to Grammar and Writing (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing (Michael harvey, Washington College)
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/nb-home.html

The King’s English (H. W. Fowler)
http://www.bartleby.com/116/index.html

Writing Center (University of Richmond)
http://www.richmond.edu/~writing/wweb.html

Study Web: Links for Learning (Lightspan, Inc.)
http://www.studyweb.com/Language_Arts/langtoc.htm

Sentence Sense (Evelyn Farbman and Charles Darling)
http://ccc.commnet.edu/sensen

An Overview of Language Mechanics (Flora Joy)
http://www.etsu.edu/stories/langmech.htm