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GRAMMAR HOTLINE DIRECTORY

A Publication of Tidewater Community College

The grammar hotline is a list of phone numbers or E-Mail addresses or Web sites which you can contact for answers to short questions about writing. Tidewater Community College founded one of the first grammar hotlines in the country and publishes an annual compilation of grammar hotlines in the United States and Canada. TCC is pleased to offer its directory to Web users everywhere.

Days and times of operation are subject to change according to academic school schedules. Many hotlines reduce or suspend service during college breaks and summer sessions. Hotlines will not accept collect calls or return long distance calls.

For further information or to list your grammar hotline, you may contact us at:

Writing Centerand Grammar Hotline

Tidewater Community College

1700 College Crescent

Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Phone (757) 822-7170, Fax (757) 822-7171 (Attn: Writing Center), or E-Mail writcent@tcc.edu

This list is organized alphabetically by states where the Grammar Hotlines are located. Links on this page are for E-Mail or Web sites.Please let us know of any sites to be added or sites to be modified or updated. Click the letter of the alphabet corresponding to the first letter of the state.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N

O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Canada

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Alabama

Jacksonville 36265
Jacksonville State University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (255) 782-5409
Fax: (256)782-5441
E-Mail: ghorton@succ.jsu.edu
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Tuscaloosa 35487-0244
University of Alabama
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (205) 348-5049
E-Mail:chowell@english.as.ua.edu

Schedule: Monday/Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 9p.m.; Tuesday/Thursday/Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Arizona

Tucson 85747
University of Arizona
Arizona International Campus
Telephone:(520)621-3182
E-Mail: lbailey@U.arizona.edu
Web Site: http://dizzy.library.Arizona.edu/librarytype1/UAservices/data/writingcenter.html
Schedule: M-F 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arkansas

Conway 72035
University of Central Arkansas
University Writing Program
Telephone: (501)450-3334
E-Mail: Webster@cub.uca.edu
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8am-4pm; Friday, 8am-12 noon; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 6 pm-9 pm.

Fayetteville 72701
University of Arkansas
Quality Writing Center
Telephone: (501)575-6747
E-Mail:writcent@comp.uark.edu
Web Site:http://www.uark.edu/write
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm; Summer 8-2

Little Rock

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California

Sacramento 95823-5704
Cosumnes River College
English Help Line
Telephone: (916) 691-7444
Fax: (916) 691-7443
E-Mail: millerb@crc.losrios.edu

Web site:http://crc.losrios.edu/~millerb
Schedule:  Varies. 24-hour answering machine.

San Jose 95120
Letter Perfect (by Karen Gentrup CPS)

Telephone:
Fax: (408) 972-2322
E-Mail: kgentrup@svcc.com
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (PST)

Colorado

Pueblo 81001-4901
University of Southern Colorado
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (719) 549-2787
Schedule: 24-hour answering machine. M-F only

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Delaware

Newark 19716
University of Delaware
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (302) 831-1890
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-noon and 1pm-5pm

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Florida

Coral Gables 33124
University of Miami
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (305) 284-2956
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday to Friday 9:30am-5pm; Tuesday, 11am-7pm

Davie/Ft. Lauderdale 33314
Broward Community College Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (954) 475-6596
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8am-8pm; Friday, 8am to 4pm; Saturday, 9am -1pm.

Pensacola 32514
University of West Florida Grammar Hotline and Writing Center
Telephone: (850) 474-2129
Fax: (850)474-2935
E-Mail : Writelab@uwf.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwf.edu
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, 7am-9pm; Wednesday-Friday, 8 am -5pm.

Winter Park 32789
Rollins College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (407) 646-2191
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 10am-6pm; Friday, 10am-2pm. Some evening and weekend hours vary.

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Georgia

Atlanta 30303-3083
Georgia State University Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (404) 651-2906
Fax: (404)651-1710
Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:30am- 5:30pm.

Rome 30162-1864
Floyd College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (706) 295-6312
Fax: (706)295-6610, RE: Eng. Dept
E-Mail: Fred_Green@mail.fc.peachnet.edu
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

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Illinois

Charleston 61920-3099
Eastern Illinois University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (217) 581-5929
Fax: (217)581-7209
E-Mail: cftc@eiu.edu
Web Site: http://www.eiu.edu/~writing
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm and 6pm-9pm; Friday, 9am-1pm

Des Plaines/ Skokie 60016-1268/ 60076
Oakton Community College
The Writeline: Dr. Grammar
Telephone: (847) 376-7676
E-Mail: richard@oakton.edu
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm

Normal 61790
Illinois State University Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (309) 438-2345
Fax: (309) 438-5414
E-Mail: jnvisor@ilstu.edu
Web: http://gilbreth.cob.ilstu.edu/katie/carson/writing.html
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm

Oglesby 61348-1099
Illinois Valley Community College
Grammar Line
Telephone: (815) 224-2720 ext.491
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Palantine 60067-7398
William Rainey Harper College
Grammar Right Line
Telephone: (847)925-6000 ext. 2719
Web Site: http://www.harper.cc.il.us/writ_ctr/homepage.html
Schedule: Monday, 8am-8pm; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8am-8:30pm, Thursday, 8am-7:30pm; Friday 8am- 2:30pm; Saturday, 9am-2:30pm
Special Services: HOWL- Harper's On-Line Writing Lab

River Grove 60171-1995
River Grove Triton College
Telephone: (708)456-0300
E-Mail: kfc@Triton.cc.il.us
Web Site: http://www.Triton.cc.il.us
Schedule: Call for hours.

Indiana

Indianapolis 46202-5140
Indiana University /Perdue University atIndianapolis
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (317) 274-3000
E-Mail:  writectr@indy_unix.iupui.edu
Web Site: http://www.iupui.edu/it/writectr/home.html
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-6pm; Friday, 9am-2pm; Saturday, 10am-3pm

Muncie 47306
Ball State University
Writing Center
Telephone: (765) 285-8387
Fax: (765) 285-3765
E-Mail: writingctr@bsuvc.bsu.edu
Web Site: http://www.bsu.edu/english/wc/index.html
Schedule: Monday-Wednesday, 10am-7pm; Thursday and Friday, 10am-5pm.

West Lafayette 47907-1356
Purdue University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (765) 494-3723
Fax: (765) 494-3780
E-Mail: owl@cc.purdue.edu
Web Site: http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9am-6pm; Friday, 9am-1pm.

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Kansas

Emporia 66801-5087
Emporia State University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (316) 341-5380
E-Mail: WritingLab@ESUmail.Emporia.edu
Schedule: Monday and Tuesday, 10am-4pm; Wednesday and Friday, 10am-2pm; Monday, 7pm-9pm

Lawrence 66045-7590
University of Kansas
Writing Center
Telephone: (785)864-2399
E-Mail:writing @ku.edu
Web Site: http://www.writing.ku.edu
Schedule: Hours Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Overland Park 66210-1299
Johnson County Community College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (913) 469-4413
E-Mail: wcenter@johnco.cc.ks.us
Web Site: http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/acad/instruction/english/writectr
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 8am-8pm; Friday, 8am-2pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm

Kentucky

Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University
Telephone: (502) 745-5743 or 5719
Fax: (502) 843-1901
E-Mail:joe.glaser@wku.edu
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Louisiana

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Maine

Bangor 04401-2999
Husson College
Husson College Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (207) 941-7100 / 1-800-4Husson
Fax: (207) 941-7935
E-Mail: batt@husson.edu
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8am-10am; Wednesday, 11am-2:30pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 8am-9am, 11am-12pm; Thursday, 1:30pm -2:30 pm.

Maryland

Baltimore 21250
University of Maryland
Baltimore County Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (410) 455-6304
Fax: (410) 455-1030
E-Mail lharris@umbc.edu
Web Site: http://umbc7.umbc.edu/~lharris/index.html
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 1pm-3pm
NOTE: Sending the question by E-Mail usually guarantees the fastest response.

College Park 20742
University of Maryland
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (301) 405-3787
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm; Friday, 9am-2pm

Emmitsburg 21727
Mount Saint Mary's College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (301) 447-5367
E-Mail:  schmersa@msmary.edu
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm

Massachusetts

Boston 02115-5096
Northeastern University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (617) 373-4540
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Lynn 01901-0804
North Shore Community College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (781) 593-7284 or 6722
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm

Michigan

East Lansing 48824
Michigan State University
Writing Center
Telephone: (517) 432-3610
E-Mail: grammar@pilot.msu.edu
Web Site: http://writing.msu.edu/wcpage/2ndlevel/uwc/uwc.html
Schedule: Call for hours.

Flint 48503-2383
C.S.Mott Community College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (810) 762-0229
E-Mail: writecen.edtech@mcc.edu
Web Site:http://www.writingcenter.mcc.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-3:30pm; Friday, 8:30am-12:30pm; Tuesday-Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Kalamazoo 49008-5031
Western Michigan University
Writers' Hotline
Telephone: (616) 387-4615
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Lansing 48901-7210
Lansing Community College
Writer's Hotline
Telephone: (517) 483-1907
E-Mail:LCCWRITINGCTR@lansing.cc.mi.us
Schedule: Monday, 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2p.m..

Minnesota

St. Cloud 56301-4498
St. Cloud State University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (320) 255-3109/2031
E-Mail: leolink@stcloudstate.edu
Web Site: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9am-6pm; Friday, 9am-3pm. Some evening hours.

Missouri

Joplin 64801-1595
Missouri Southern State University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (417) 624-0171
E-Mail:  simpson-d@mail.mssu.edu
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Kansas City 64110
University of Missouri
Kansas City Writer's Hotline
Telephone: (816) 235-2244
E-Mail: kdoerr@cctr.umkc.edu
Schedule Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm

Springfield 67804-0089
Southern Missouri State University
Writer's Hotline
Telephone: (417) 836-6398
E-Mail:  wcenter@nic.smsu.edu
Schedule: Monday 9am-7pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9am-9pm; Friday, 9am-1pm

St. Louis 63110-1088
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Writer's Hotline
Telephone: (314) 367-8700, ext. 1740
Fax: (314) 367-2784
E-Mail tzlatic@slcop.stlcop.edu
Schedule: Monday-Friday,9am-4pm

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New Jersey

Jersey City 07305-1597
Jersey City State College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (201) 200-2132
Schedule Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm; Summer: Monday-Thursday, 8am-4pm

New York

Garden City 11530
Nassau Community College
Grammarphone
Telephone: (516) 572-7195
Schedule: Monday/Wednesday 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

North Carolina

Greenville 27858-4353
East Carolina University Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (252) 328-6399
E-Mail: westpucketts@mail.ecu.edu
Schedule:  Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Raleigh 27609
North Carolina State University
Grammar Hotline and On-Line Writing Lab
Telephone: (E-Mail only)
E-Mail: grammar@ncsu.edu
Web Site:http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/grammar
Schedule: Daily

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Ohio

Ashland 44805
Ashland University
Writing Center Hotline
Telephone (419) 289-5110 or -5156
E-Mail shuff@ashland.edu
Web Site:http://www.ashland.edu/wcent.html
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 10am-9pm; Friday, 10am-4pm

Cincinnati 45236
Raymond Walters College Grammar Hotline
Telephone (513) 745-5731
Fax (513) 745-5771
Schedule Monday-Friday,8am-5pm

Cleveland 44122-6195
Cuyahoga Community College(Western Campus)
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (216) 987-5305
E-Mail:e-webmaster@tri-c.cc.oh.us
Web Site:http://www.tri-c.cc.oh.us/west/faculty/write/index.htm
Schedule Monday/Thursday 9am-3pm,5:30-8 pm; Tuesday/Wednesday 9 am-3pm, 5-8pm; Saturday 9am-1pm

Dayton 45435
Wright State University
Writing Center
Telephone (937)775-4186 or 2158
E-Mail: pgeisel@desire.wright.edu
Web Site: http://hypatia.wright.edu/dept/ENG/eng.htm
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Delaware 43015
Ohio Wesleyan University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (740) 368-3925
E-Mail: bjpinkel@owu.edu
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Highland Hills 44122
Cuyahoga Community College-Eastern Campus
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (216)987-2050

Orrville 44667
Wayne College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (330) 684-8960
Fax: (330) 684-8989
E-Mail: waynegrammarhotline@uakron.edu
Web Site:http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/LearCen/slc_grammar.php

Toledo 43606-3390
University of Toledo Writing Center
Telephone (419) 530-4939
Fax (419) 530-4752
E-Mail:wcenter@pop3.utoledo.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday 10am to 9pm;Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday 11am to 4 pm

Oklahoma

Bethany 73008
Southern Nazarene University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (405) 491-6328
Fax (405) 491-6659
E-Mail:jwilcox@snu.edu
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chickasha 73018
The Retired Teacher and Editor's Grammar Hotline
Telephone (405) 224-8622
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Oklahoma City 73008
Southern Nazarene University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (405) 491-6328
Fax (405) 491-6659
E-Mail:jwilcox@snu.edu
Schedule Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Stillwater 74075
Oklahoma State University Grammar Hotline
Telephone (405) 744-6671
E-Mail: writei@vml.ucc.okstate.cc
Schedule Monday and Thursday, 11:30am-7:30pm; Wednesday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Oregon

Portland  97207-0751
Portland State University
Writing Helpline
Telephone (503)725-3570
Fax (503)725-3561
E-Mail writingcenter@pdx.edu
Web Site http://www.writingcenter.pdx.edu
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

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Pennsylvania

Glen Mills 19342
Burger Writing Courses
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (610)399-1130
Schedule Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Philadelphia 19122
Temple University
Writer's Helpline
Telephone: (215)204-0700(Main Campus) (215)283-1347(Ambler Campus)
Fax: (215) 204-7083
Web Site:http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/
Schedule Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. -8:30 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday 10a.m. to 4 p.m. (MAIN)
Monday 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Thursday 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (AMBLER)

Pittsburgh 19122
The Grammar Hotline- Grammar Lady
Telephone: (412)344-9759
E-Mail: grmrdy@bellatlantic.net
Web Site:http://www.grammarlady.com/
Schedule Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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South Carolina

Charleston 29409
The Citadel
Writing HOTLINE
Telephone (803)953-3194 or 3794
Fax (803) 953-6797
E-Mail williamsa@citadel.edu
Web Site:http://www.citadel.edu/citadel/otherserv/wctr/
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5p.m.; Sunday-Thursday 7 p.m.- 10 p.m.

Charleston 29401
Medical University of South Carolina
Writing Center
Telephone (803)792-6390
Fax (803) 792-9179
E-Mail waldrept@musc.edu
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5p.m.

Columbia 29208
University of South Carolina
Writer's Hotline
Telephone (803)777-7020
Fax: (803) 777-9064
E-Mail: grammar@sc.edu
Web Site: http://www.cla.sc.edu/writ
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Spartanburg 29302
Converse College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (864)596-9186
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 12 noon; Monday-Thursday, 1:15 p.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday- Wednesday 7 p.m.- 10 p.m.

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Tennessee

Memphis 38112
Rhodes College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (901)843-3393
E-Mail: kamhi@rhodes.edu
Web Site: http://www.rhodes.edu/writing.rhodes.edu/writing.html
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Nashville 37209
Nashville State Technical Institute
Grammar Doctor
Telephone (615) 353-3349
Fax (615) 353-3558
E-Mail grammar_dr@nsti.tec.tn.us
Web Site:http://www.nsti.tec.tn.us/learning_center/
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Texas

Amarillo 79178-0001
Amarillo College
Grammarphone
Telephone (806) 374-4726
E-Mail:pcmaddox@actx.edu
Web Site:http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/index.htm
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 8am-9pm; Friday, 8am-3pm

Austin 78757
The University of Texas at Austin
Writer's Advice Line
Telephone (512) 475-(VERB)8372
E-Mail writing@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9am-10pm; Friday, 9am-3pm

Houston 77002-1001
University of Houston Downtown
Grammarline
Telephone (713) 221-8670
Fax: (713)226-5205
E-Mail: coblentz@dt.uh.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-9pm; Friday, 7:30am-2pm; Saturday, 11am-4pm

San Antonio 78212-4299
San Antonio College
English Lab Grammar Hotline
Telephone (210) 733-2503
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 8am-8pm; Friday 8am-3pm

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Virginia

Blacksburg 24061-0112
Virginia Tech
Online Grammar Hotline
Telephone (540) 231-5436
E-Mail gram@vt.edu
Web Site:http://www.english.vt.edu/~owl/owl.html
Schedule: 311 Lane Hall, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm ;

Newport News 23606-2998
Christopher Newport University
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (757)594-8891
Fax (757)594-8870
E-Mail grammar@cnu.edu
Web Site:CNU Grammar Doctor
Schedule Online-E-Mail only

Sterling 20164
Northern Virginia Community College Loudoun Campus
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (703) 450-2511
Fax: (703)450-2536
E-Mail nvpoolb@nvcc.vccs.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm; Friday, 9am-1pm

Virginia Beach 23453
Tidewater Community College Grammar Hotline
Telephone (757) 427-7170
E-Mail writcent@tcc.edu
Web Site:http://www.tcc.edu/writcent/
Current Schedule

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West Virginia

Charleston 25302
Grammar Hotline
Telephone(304) 343-2644
Schedule 8am-6pm daily,; 24-hour answering machine.

Montgomery 25136
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Grammar Hotline
Telephone:(304)442-3194
Fax:(304)442-3772
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily,; 24-hour answering machine.

Wisconsin

Milwaukee 53211
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (414) 229-2260
E-Mail TARC@csd.uwm.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-2:30pm; Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm

Platteville 53818-3099
University of Wisconsin Platteville
Grammar Hotline
Telephone (608) 342-1615
E-Mail grammar@uwplatt.edu
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm; Friday, 9am-noon.

Stevens Point 54481-3897
University of Wisconsin Point Stevens Point Writer's Hotline
Telephone: (715) 346-3568
Fax: (715)346-4577
E-Mail drucinsk@uwsp.edu
web Site:http://www.uwsp.edu/stuserv/tlc/tlc.htm Schedule Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm; Friday, 9am-noon.

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Alberta
Edmonton T6J2B7
Grant MacEwan Community College
Grammar Hotline
Telephone: (780) 497-5663
E-Mail:drewl@admin.gmcc.ab.ca
Schedule Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-3 p.m.