Being English, I have a healthy obsession with the weather.
I have the weather forecast sent straight from the Met Office webpage to a widget on my computer. How cool is that?
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/desktop-widget
Being English, I have a healthy obsession with the weather. I have the weather forecast sent straight from the Met Office webpage to a widget on my computer. How cool is that?
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http://maps.google.co.uk/
Atlases are important, not only to check place names, but also for rivers, routes, distances and so on. I usually use Google maps, because it's so easy. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item1111810/?site_locale=en_GB
Not only is this the style guide for Cambridge University Press, but it is a helpful and comprehensive guide in all matters relevant to copy-editors. It has sections on the art of copy-editing, and instructions on applying a consistent style, with both explanation and examples. For example, today I used it to help format 'short-title' references. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Plain-Words-Ernest-Gowers/dp/0140511997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368021698&sr=1-1&keywords=the+complete+plain+words+by+sir+ernest+gowers+penguin
This book is an intelligent guide to better writing. I consult it occasionally on points of usage, or to check the correct use of a tricky word. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Troublesome-Words-Bill-Bryson/dp/0141040394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367942708&sr=8-1&keywords=penguin+dictionary+of+troublesome+words
Sometimes you forget the distinction between two words or would like to check up on a tricky word and need a longer explanation than you might find in the dictionary. This is a handy readable guide, and I find it most sensible. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Guide-Style-Language-Reference/dp/0198691750
I bought this a long time ago in one volume with the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors. I'm not sure, but I think I got it from that book club where you could buy 3 paperbacks for a fiver and never buy another book again. I've since upgraded to Oxford's New Hart's and an updated dictionary, but I never threw away the old copy. This turned out to be a good thing, because it (and the old edition of the dictionary) is one of the reference books specified by a possible new client. I've mentioned Google scholar, but did I mention that you can also use it to search US patents? Just make sure that the patents box is ticked.
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