References

Legistics est un recueil d’articles portant exclusivement sur les questions de rédaction en anglais des textes législatifs. La nature même de l’ouvrage fait en sorte qu’il n’est offert qu’en anglais.

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On-line Reference Material

• Duhaime's Law Dictionary:
  http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/A.aspx
  Legal terms researched, written and provided free of charge, to the world wide legal information community, by a Canadian lawyer. Hypertext linkages provided.

• GrammarNow:
  http://www.grammarnow.com/
  This is a free site dedicated to answering any grammar, composition, research or formatting questions. Send a grammar question and a response will be e-mailed to the user within 24 hours or as soon as possible. The site also provides links to other on-line sites.

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus:
  http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
  General dictionary.

• Plain Language Online Training:
  http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org/plaintrain/
  Helpful tips and techniques for using plain language in writing. The site is also in French.

• On-Line English Grammar:
  http://www.edunet.com/english/ grammar/index.cfm
  A much more detailed and sophisticated site. Keyword searches can be conducted. Questions can be sent to the English Grammar Clinic. Contains sample practice pages.

• Strunk's Elements of Style:
  http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ bartleby/strunk/
  An excellent reference site for rules of usage and principles of composition.

• University of Ottawa Hypergrammar:
  http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/ writcent/hypergrammar/
  The HyperGrammar site is an electronic grammar course offered by the University of Ottawa's Writing Centre. The site provides a good basic guide to grammar. Hypertext linkages allow the user to jump between topics of interest.

• The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing (Department of the Secretary of State of Canada)
  http://btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/site/termium.php?lang=eng&cont=050
  General guide for writing documents for the Federal Government in English.

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