Diction refers to the technical writer's or the presenter's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression. It is a part of rhetoric.
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The Acronym Finder is a world wide web searchable database of more than 193,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations.
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The American Heritage Book of English Usage 
This book is designed to inform you about current problems in English usage so you can make intelligent decisions when communicating. When confronted with a choice about a usage, you may ask yourself a number of questions: Has this usage been criticized for some reason in the past? If so, are these criticisms substantial? What are the linguistic and social issues involved? Have people frequently applied this usage in the past, and for how long? What do well-respected writers think of the usage today? You will find answers to these and many other questions in this book.
Bartleby.com (1996). Reference>Style Guides>Diction>Grammar
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Uitleg van relevante termen over het communicatiebeleid rondom webprojecten, het ontwikkelen van een functioneel ontwerp en het inrichten van het content management.
Hartman Communicatie (2001). (Dutch) Reference>Dictionaries>Web Design
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Beware of adverbs. They can dilute the meaning of the verb or repeat it.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
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A collection of dictionaries online.
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Confusing Words is a collection of words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused.
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A comprehensive online reference resource, with a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and word/phrase translation service.
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The dictionaries that appear on Dictionary.com include: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition; Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary; The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing; Jargon File 4.2.0; CIA World Factbook (1995); Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary; Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary; U.S. Gazetteer; U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, through our site you can access definitions from: Acronym Finder; On-line Medical Dictionary; CancerWEB.
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The Effect of Informative, Intriguing, and Generic Hyperlink Wording on Web Browsing Behavior 
This paper presents a study of the effect of informative, intriguing, and generic hyperlink wording on Web browsing behavior. The study was administered via the Web using a modified naturally occurring informational Web site. Link wording was varied in both the navigation menu and links embedded in the text. Data about participants' browsing behavior were logged with PHP scripts, and demographics, perceptions, and comprehension were measured through a post-browsing survey. Data from the study are being analyzed and will be presented at the conference.
Evans, Mary B., Carolyn Wei, Matt Eliot, Jen Barrick, Brandon Maust, and Jan H. Spyridakis. STC Proceedings (2004). Articles>Web Design>Diction>Hypertext
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When is a noun not a noun? When it's been verbed. A lot of verbing is going on, as you've probably noticed. In fact, it's happening so frequently that I think we'd better come up with a name for the part of speech produced by verbing a noun.
Allison, Nancy. Boston Broadside (1989). Articles>Writing>Diction>Grammar
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Fighting the Non-Sexist Language Battle
Sexist language consists of various words and terms that foster stereotypes of social roles based on gender. Professional writers must keep abreast of significant changes in our language, and the issue of sexism is an integral change. Sexist language has become offensive. Sexist language is confusing.
Bourns, Tracy. Boston Broadside (1991). Articles>Writing>Diction>Gender
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How can a homograph be the same as a heterograph? And how can heterograph, which comes from roots meaning 'different writing,' be applied to a word that differs in every way except the way it is written?
Ivey, Keith C. Editorial Eye, The (1997). Articles>Language>Diction
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Writing a good description is fun, but it's delicate work. We recognize vivid writing when we come across it, and we know the bad stuff, too -- it makes us squirm instinctively. Here are some types of descriptions the world can do without.
Dahl, Elisabeth. Editorial Eye, The (1996). Articles>Style Guides>Diction
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When it comes to relative pronouns, incomplete knowledge may lead to frustration and confusion. The pronouns that, which, who, and what serve as relative pronouns when they introduce a relative (or subordinate) clause.
Wenger, Andrea. Carolina Communique (2007). Articles>Writing>Diction>Grammar
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The debate over The New Fowler's Modern English Usage has the potential to become more interesting because there are personalities involved.
Boston, Bruce O. Editorial Eye, The (1997). Reference>Dictionaries
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The Merriam-Webster language online site offers an up-to-date dictionary and thesaurus.
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Play with words, even in serious stories. Choose words the average writer avoids but the average reader understands.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
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Prefer the simple to the technical: shorter words and paragraphs at the points of greatest complexity.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
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Seek original images. Make word lists, free-associate, be surprised by language. Reject cliches and 'first-level creativity.'
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
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Technical Communicator's Glossary
Technical communicators employ a wide range of strategies to make scientific and technical information accessible to as wide an audience as possible. This glossary introduces some of these strategies by defining some terms commonly used to discuss them. The aim of the glossary is to help students in technical and professional communication successfully enter this rapidly expanding profession.
Jovanova, Anica and John Salt. IEEE PCS (2008). Reference>Dictionaries>Glossary
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United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database
This database was compiled over the years in response to diverse and wide-ranging demands of United Nations language staff for terminology and nomenclature. It is being put on the Internet to facilitate the efforts of people around the world who participate in the work of the United Nations but do not have access to the Secretariat's intranet.
United Nations. Reference>Dictionaries>Glossary>Localization
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Use verbs in their strongest form, the simple present or past. Strong verbs create action, save words, and reveal the players.
Clark, Roy Peter. Poynter Online (2004). Articles>Writing>Diction>Rhetoric
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Vocabulary Profilers break texts down by word frequencies in the language at large. Most of the English web Vocabprofilers on this site are based on Laufer and Nation's Lexical Frequency Profiler, and divide the words of texts into first and second thousand levels, academic words, and the remainder or 'offlist.'
VocabProfile (2008). Resources>Language>Diction
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A search engine and dictionary for computer and Internet technology.
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Words: The Last, Best Way to Differentiate Yourself Online
Writing is a subject that doesn't crop up too often at conferences. Why not? ecause writing is not one of the sexy things that happens online. Programming is sexy. Online design is sexy. The technology behind e-mail and e-commerce is sexy.
Usborne, Nick. ClickZ (2001). Articles>Writing>Diction>Web Design
