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Word Choice & Spelling

Word Choice
From the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
WordNet
From Princeton University. A large lexical database of English. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms (synsets), each expressing a distinct concept. Synsets are interlinked by means of conceptual-semantic and lexical relations. The resulting network of meaningfully related words and concepts can be navigated with the browser.
Wordsmith
(Not exactly a dictionary.) Wordsmith is a worldwide online community of people who share a love for words, wordplay, language, and literature.

Avoiding Gender-Biased Language
(.PDF document). From Vanderbilt University.
Avoiding Gender Bias in Pronouns
From Literacy Education Online (LEO) at St. Cloud State University.
Gender Neutral Language
From The Legal Writing Teaching Assistant: The Law Student's Guide to Good Writing by Professor Marc A. Grinker.
Gender-Inclusive Language
From the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

7 Ways to Avoid Jargon in Your Writing
From the Poynter Institute.
Appropriate Language: Overview
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Avoiding Cliches in Writing
From the Writer's Web at the University of Richmond's Writing Center.

How (and Why) Do I Write in Literary Present Tense?
(.PDF document). From Vanderbilt University.
Using the Present Tense with Works; or, Othello Still Exists
From the MLA Style Center.
Verbs: Past Tense? Present?
From the Writer's Web at the University of Richmond's Writing Center.

Tone: A Matter of Attitude
From the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
Tone in Business Writing
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Understanding Voice and Tone in Writing
From Grammar Girl.
A Word About Style, Voice, and Tone
From the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Concision
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Writing Clearly & Concisely
From the University of Arizona Global Campus.
Writing Concisely
From the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.