Dictionaries
- Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition
- The American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition
- New Oxford American Dictionary, Third Edition
- Random House Webster's College Dictionary, 2005 Updated Edition
Merriam-Webster's is my preferred dictionary. If you prefer spellings to conform to a specific dictionary, please let me know.
Style and Usage Guides
- The Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition
- Words into Type, Third Edition
- The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
- Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage
- Garner's Modern American Usage, Third Edition
- Modern English Usage, Second Edition
- Fowler's Modern English Usage, Revised Third Edition
- Modern American Usage, Original and Revised Editions
- The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage
- The Handbook of Good English
The Chicago Manual of Style is my benchmark for style. Usage guides are consulted as needed. If you prefer a specific style, please let me know.
Thesauruses
- Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition
- Roget's International Thesaurus, Seventh Edition
- The American Heritage College Thesaurus, First Edition
- The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale
Merriam-Webster's is given precedence. Other references are consulted as needed for synonyms/antonyms.
Miscellaneous References
- Webster’s International Atlas
- The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
- The American Heritage Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs
- The American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
