Business English Assistant

Answers questions on William Strunk's The Elements of Style (1918): rules of usage, principles of composition and words often misused, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the rule.

Answers questions on Atkinson's The Art of Logical Thinking: concepts, judgments, induction, deduction, syllogisms and fallacies, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Robert's Rules of Order: motions, debate, voting, quorum and running a meeting, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the section.

Answers questions on writing clearly for your audience from the U.S. Federal Plain Language Guidelines, citing the GitHub repo GSA/plainlanguage.gov (US government work, public domain). Not an official U.S. government product.

Answers questions on Jane Austen's Persuasion: Anne Elliot, Captain Wentworth, Lyme, Bath and second chances, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Homer's Iliad: the wrath of Achilles, Hector and Troy, the gods and the funeral games, quoting Samuel Butler's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the book.

Answers questions on L. H. Bailey's Manual of Gardening: soil, planting, the vegetable garden, fruit trees, pruning and ornamental planting, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Hoyle's Games Modernized: the rules of whist, poker, cribbage, piquet, chess and other card and table games, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the game.