Dictionaries: ====================================================

Download a Collins Dictionary from Collins Language for desktop or mobile devices. Learn a language fast with Collins Language digital products on free trial.

OEDILF - The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

Wiktionary:Main Page - Wiktionary

OneLook Dictionary - link to all online dictionaries

Random House - funny word game

Random House Webster's College Dictionary is the only dictionary that brings you newer words faster.

WORDCOUNT / Tracking the Way We Use Language /

Urban Dictionary: Define Your World : slang dictionary

PhraseFinder : meanings and origins of thousands of phrases, sayings and idioms.

GoEnglish.com Idioms Dictionary Search & Idioms Keyword Index

AskOxford: What is the origin of the '@' sign?

Online Etymology Dictionary

Etymology (Meaning of Words)

snopes.com: Etymology of Handicap

Words and Their Uses, Past and ... - Google Book Search

The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word ... - Google Book Search

The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

English to French, Italian & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com

Free Online French, Italian and Spanish Dictionaries

在线翻译_在线词典_金山词霸_爱词霸英语

林語堂《當代漢英詞典》電子版 - Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage (CUHK)

BBC Languages - Real Chinese

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The Word Detective : a newspaper column answering readers’ questions about words and language. By Evan Morris.

Barbara Wallraff

Common Errors in English

Everything Language and Grammar : Paul Yeager and Sherry Coven

Good English Rules

More About Writing - Ronald B. Standler

comments on subjunctive verbs in English, American v. British English, common errors, and links on technical writing in English

The New York Times - On Language column

Better at English - Learn English - EFL ESL podcast!

Better at English: Free English lessons podcast based on authentic English usage, idioms, slang and everyday English conversations. Improve your vocabulary: Listen to English and learn English in just a few minutes a day.

Tips on Writing and Latex

How to write comments

Scorpio Tales - Expressions & Sayings

List of English words with disputed usage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Vocabula Review - Subscribe to TVR

The Vocabula Review - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oxford Researchers List Top 10 Most Annoying Phrases | Underwire | Wired.com

Lake Superior State University :: Banished Words List :: Banished Words List

Beyond tsktsk: An English Usage Resource

CLICHE CHALLENGE: How various clichés of the media and the establishment are faring

The Dimwit's Dictionary: 5,000 ... - Google Book Search

Obfuscation Mitigation (Lexicon)

Encyclopedia: ===================================================

Encyclopedia -- Encyclopedia.com (no picture)

Encyclopedia -- Columbia Encyclopedia ver. 2002 (no picture)

Encyclopedia -- MSN Encarta.msn.com (with picture)

Cook's Thesaurus

The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.

Visual Dictionary Online

Others (will sort them out when I have time):

An Anthology of Elizabethan Prose ... - Google Book Search

The English subjunctive: scholarly opinions

This page includes excerpts from scholarly works regarding the English subjunctive mood.

Use of the Word "Hopefully" | Correct and Proper English

Use of the Word

Self-Annihilating Sentences --- S. Gorn

lawyer joker

Clear Writing with Mr. Clarity: The maniacal use of "having said that"

BlogBoomerBlog: Can You Say Something Else Other Than: Having Said That?

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