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	Dictionaries Acronym Dictionaries (abbreviations) Acronymbuster V1.0P The Acronym Expander Acronym Finder Acronyms Used in the Computer Community ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary (University of Chicago) Bilingual Dictionaries BritSpeak: British - American English Dictionary Chinese-English Dictionary English-French Insurance and Actuarial Lexicon English-French Word List of Common Computing Terms English-Spanish Dictionary French-English (ARTFL Project, University of Chicago) French-English-French Java Dictionary French-English-French Gastronomy Dictionary French-English Microglossaries - on various topics "I Love You" in Different Languages Japanese-English Dictionary Travlang English-French Dictionary Travlang English-Italian Dictionary Travlang English-Portuguese Dictionary Zeres French-German-English On-line Dictionary Biotech Life Science Dictionary British Terms (Ben Bolker) The CyberDorktionary DICOVOX 1.0 français-anglais bilingual French & English English (gopher with a thesaurus) The Etymology of First Names meaning and history of common first names International Business Communications (Merriman-Webster) find words used in the world of business and finance Internet Smiley Dictionaries The Jargon Dictionary One Look Dictionaries (Stonehenge Internet Communications) easily find any of 1720143 words in 272 dictionaries MacQuarieNet On-line Dictionary (Australia) New Words in English Paradigm Online Writing Assistant guide to writing and style Newbury House On-line Dictionary (Newbury House) The Not So Correct Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary (by subscription only) Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (by subscription only) Oxford Language Word Lists (in about 25 languages) Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) use this to prepare for speaking Rhyming Dictionary A Semantic Rhyming Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) Snow Day Reverse Dictionary have the meaning? find the word Totally Unofficial Rap Dictionary explains the meanings and origins of hip-hop slang Universal Etymological English Dictionary (Nathan Bailey, 1736) Visual Thesaurus (Plumb Design) an exploration of sense relationships within the English language WebDictionary A Web of On-Line Dictionaries (R Beard) linked to more than 400 dictionaries of over 130 different languages (including Klingon for Star Trek fans) Wordbot When you load a page through Wordbot, you can click on any word to look up its meaning Word of the Day (Merriman-Webster) improve your vocabulary daily The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus WWWebster Dictionary (Merriman-Webster) look up a word here Yiddish Borrowings in English (OED)
	Encyclopedias 1996 CIA World Factbook detailed information on every country in the world Britannica Online 7-day free trial Encarta Concise Encyclopedia look up a subject at the Microsoft site Encyberpedia The Living Encyclopedia from Cyberspace - by topic (see the index) Encyclopedia.com from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encylopedia, Third Edition. Encyclopedia of Women's History NOT for women only! Encyclopedia Smithsonian contains a wealth of information from the Smithsonian Institute & Museum Ethnologue Database information about 6,500 languages; includes number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic data Financial Encyclopedia terms used in the field of business & finance FindOut research service; free answers via email to first 100 questions Free Internet Encyclopedia composed of information available on the Internet; two main divisions - the MacroReference contains references to large areas of knowledge and pointers to relevant areas of the MicroReference. The MicroReference contains short bits of information and references to specific subjects, sometimes with instructions on finding the specific subject inside a general reference. Still under construction. Funk & Wagnalls Knowledge Center contains articles, pictures, sounds and animations Grolier Online free trial subscription Information Please millions of useful and interesting facts on sports, entertainment, U.S., world, people, living, society, business & economy, sci & tech; also includes a dictionary. International Financial Encyclopedia interactive encyclopaedia designed to be used in conjunction with Information Innovation's Guide to Management and Technology and other Finance information bases. TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia Over 10,000 definitions of technology terms and concepts. Webliography: A Guide to Internet Resources LSU's Virtual Library, covering a broad range of topics from government to science to humanities World Encyclopedia & Simulation 1,400 pages of content intended to eradicate conflict by increasing cultural awareness; with Anthems, Flags, Maps, and the Nations of the World
	Grammar & Style Guides   An Elementary Grammar from The English Institute Astronomy Thesaurus English, French, German, Spanish and Italian Michael Bonner's Proper Grammar Page  grammar usage Broken Rules Page read about some more of the most commonly violated rules of writing Capitalization capitalization, acronyms, abbreviations, and stylistics Citing Electronic Materials How and when to treat electronic materials when sourcing documents Citation Format Guides from Kent State University Libraries Common Errors in English read about some more of the most commonly violated rules of writing CNN Newsroom for ESL grammar and vocabulary exercises for ESL Darling's Guide to Grammar prepared by Professor Charles Darling for his English courses at Capital Community-Technical College. Elementary Grammar the use of basic grammar, with examples, glossary of terms, and exercises The Elements of Style - William Strunk, Jr. a classic for ESL Eleven Rules of Writing read about some of the most commonly violated rules of writing English Grammar Clinic have your grammar questions answered by teachers English Grammar Links for ESL Students includes references, exercises, and quizzes The English Server from Carnegie Mellon University ESL Study Hall from the George Washington University; resources annotations, and background Five Tools for Writing Timed Essays to help develop writing skills FUN Frizzy University Network (FUN) is a relaxed and comfortable environment in which ESl/EFL students can improve their writing Gender-free Pronoun FAQs learn how to use politically correct alternatives to gendered pronouns Grammar and Style Notes by Jack Lynch Grammar Help Page by Ruth Vilmi in Finland Grammar Queen online grammar resource; you can send specific questions, which will be answered in 24 hours Grammar Lady Dr. Mary Bruder can answer your grammar questions; alsoexcerpts from her "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" columns on common problems Grammar Safari Lingua Center's "grammar safari" activities are fun and helpful for "hunting" and "collecting" EXAMPLES of specific words as they are used in WWW documents Guide for Writing Research Papers also from Charles Darling; based on Modern Language Associations rules for documentation citations HyperGrammar course on literary stylistics by the University of Ottawa Hypertext Writer's Guide by theUniversity of Victoria Inkspot: Resources for Writers for serious writers/authors: tips, workshops, how to sell your writing International Society of Rhombi and Thesauri (ISRT) correct pluralization of English words with roots in Latin Internet TESL Journal by teachers of English as a Second Language King's English another classic reference guide, by HW Fowler; includes grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, and style, and syntax MLA Bibliographic Citation Form Guide the Modern Language Association's guidelines On-Line English Grammar from Edunet Purdue On-Line Writing Laboratory ESL page; grammar exercises, explanations, and help Punctuation guide to the functions of punctuation marks Resources for English Language and Culture from Ohio University Resources For Writers - ESL Resources from Perdue University Save the Adverb D.A. Garrett's entertaining page dedicated to preserving the adverb from extinction Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students from the Internet TESL Journal Slot, The: A Spot for Copy Editors style manual; how to use and how not to use English Trinity College Writing Center for grammar help Usenet - alt.usage.english English grammar, word usages, and related topics Wired Style how to use English in the Digital Age World Wide Words by Michael Quinion; include articles, newsworthy words, and usage tips
	Thesaurii Antagonyms words that have opposite meanings Heteronyms list of words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently Phrase Finder type a word and get a list of related phrases WordNet nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs organized into synonym sets WWWebster's Thesaurus (Merriman-Webster) type a word and get a synonym
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