| CANADA |
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English Online <http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/> : A lexicon of Newfoundland English
| CITING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION |
The Economist Style Guide <http://www.economist.com/editorial/freeforall/library/styleguide/toc.html> : This style guide is based on the Economist Style Book, which is given to all Economist journalists. The Style Book was written by John Grimond, foreign editor of The Economist.
| DICTIONARIES |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition <http://www.bartleby.com/61/> : Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
The Skeptics Dictionary: a guide for the new millenium <http://skepdic.com/> : The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Guide for the New Millennium provides definitions, arguments and essays on subjects supernatural, occult, paranormal and pseudoscientific.
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition <http://www.bartleby.com/61/> : Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
Anagram Server <http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html> : Fill in form with any word. Your word is converted into other words using the same letters
ARTFL Project: Webster Search Form <http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/webster.form.html> :
The Book of Clichés <http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/sybev/cliche/> : Common and overused expressions
Brendan's On-Line Anagram Generator <http://mmm.mbhs.edu/%7Ebconnell/anagrams.html> : Fill in form with any phrase. Your phrase is converted into other words using the same letters
Brewer'sDictionary of Phrase and Fable <http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/> : This classic work of reference - described as a browser's joy - has been in popular demand since 1870
Cliché Finder <http://www.westegg.com/cliche/> : Search engine for clichés. A cliché is something that lots of people say, nd it conveys some sort of idea or message. A cliché is a metaphor characterized by its overuse.
The CMU Pronouncing Dictionary <http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict> : The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary is a machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains over 100,000 words and their transcriptions. The dictionary is also available fow download via ftp
Dictionaries, Thesauri, & Glossaries <http://mel.lib.mi.us/reference/REF-dict.html> : Meta list of dictionaries from the Michigan Electronic Library
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English Online <http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/> : A lexicon of Newfoundland English
The Economist Style Guide <http://www.economist.com/editorial/freeforall/library/styleguide/toc.html> : This style guide is based on the Economist Style Book, which is given to all Economist journalists. The Style Book was written by John Grimond, foreign editor of The Economist.
English Literature on the Web <http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EngLit.html> : A webliography of literature sites, organized along the following topics: General / British Authors / E-text Archives / Medieval (& Anglo-Saxon) / 17th Century (& Renaissance) / 18th Century (& Restoration) / 19th Century (Romantics & Victorian) / 20th Century / American Authors
Etymology Dictionary <http://www.etymonline.com> : An online dictionary of etymology (word origins)
Homophones in English <http://www.stir.ac.uk/epd/celt/staff/higdox/wordlist/homophon.htm> :
Human Language Page <http://www.june29.com/HLP/> : The Human-Languages Page is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources with over 2000 links. Included are online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, etc.
Language Sites On The Internet <http://pw1.netcom.com/~rlederer/rllink.htm> : Links to language sites on the internet - etymology, grammar and usage, linguistics, puns, word games, word play, etc.
Lexical FreeNet; Connected Thesaurus <http://www.lexfn.com/> : Type one or two words and choose from the following options - Show related: Find words related to the first word - Connection: Find connections between the words - Show reachable: Find words reachable within n links - Intersection: Find words reachable from both words - Rhyme coercion: Find related words that rhyme - Spell check: Find words spelled similarly to the first - Substring: Find words containing the first as a substring. Restrict results to: Common words, Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
Merriam Webster Online <http://www.m-w.com/> : Merriam-Webster OnLine provides a free, searchable on-line dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources
Oxford English Dictionary <http://www.hti.umich.edu/dict/oed/> :
RhymeZone / Rhyme Zone <http://rhyme.lycos.com/> : Finds rhyming words, synonyms, definitions, etc.
Roget's Thesaurs <http://www.thesaurus.com/> : Free online Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary <http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/dougb/rhyme-doc.html> : Submit your word and get a rhyming one. User can select to omit obscure words.
The Skeptics Dictionary: a guide for the new millenium <http://skepdic.com/> : The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Guide for the New Millennium provides definitions, arguments and essays on subjects supernatural, occult, paranormal and pseudoscientific.
TEAMS Middle English Texts <http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/tmsmenu.htm> : The goal of the TEAMS Middle English text series is to make available to teachers and students Middle English texts which occupy an important place in the literary and cultural canon but which have not been readily available in student editions. The National Endowment for the Humanities has supported the creation of this website through a grant to sustain the Middle English Texts Series.
The Word Detective <http://www.word-detective.com/index.html> : The Word Detective on the Web is the online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. Answers queries about word origins
Word Play <http://www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm> : Sites that feature fun with words. Excellent compilation of sites for English language rules, oddities, anagrams, origins, slang, etc.
WordNet - a Lexical Database for English <http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/> : WordNet was developed by the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University. English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations link the synonym sets.
World Wide Words: Exploring the English Language <http://www.quinion.com/words/> : World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution. The Words site is organised into sections, each with its own index. Maintained by Michael Quinion
| LITERATURE |
English Literature on the Web <http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EngLit.html> : A webliography of literature sites, organized along the following topics: General / British Authors / E-text Archives / Medieval (& Anglo-Saxon) / 17th Century (& Renaissance) / 18th Century (& Restoration) / 19th Century (Romantics & Victorian) / 20th Century / American Authors
| THESAURI |
Lexical FreeNet; Connected Thesaurus <http://www.lexfn.com/> : Type one or two words and choose from the following options - Show related: Find words related to the first word - Connection: Find connections between the words - Show reachable: Find words reachable within n links - Intersection: Find words reachable from both words - Rhyme coercion: Find related words that rhyme - Spell check: Find words spelled similarly to the first - Substring: Find words containing the first as a substring. Restrict results to: Common words, Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
Roget's Thesaurs <http://www.thesaurus.com/> : Free online Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
| TRANSLATION |
Human Language Page <http://www.june29.com/HLP/> : The Human-Languages Page is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources with over 2000 links. Included are online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, etc.
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