Links to Grammatical or Literate Websites:
Grammar References, Dictionaries, Thesauri Composition, Editorials, and Miscellany Courses and Exercises Mythology, Reviews, and Texts
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Common Errors In English The title says it all! A wealth of information on common mistakes in English grammar. We recommend this site! |
Judy Vorfeld's WEBGRAMMAR Contains common English grammar problems and a lexicon of grammar. |
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Variety in Sentence Structure Loose Sentence, Periodic Sentence, Combination Sentence, Expanding Subject and more. |
Hypergrammar - University of Ottawa An English grammar reference divided by topic. |
Technical Writing by Dr. Ronald B. Standler. |
Strunk's Elements of Style. The basics on grammar rules, slightly outdated but valuable! |
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Guide to Grammar and Writing Maintained by Professor of English Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community College and for the general online public. |
Tutorials Available on the Truth Tree - A forum offering help with spelling, usage, word games, and more |
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Wilton's
Etymology Page - wordorigins.org |
Languages Made Clear. Cross references for many languages, including Esperanto. Includes grammar, vocabulary, and other useful resources. Useful for those looking to enhance their knowledge of foreign languages. |
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Guide to Grammar and Style By Jack Lynch |
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Dictionary.com - online dictionary, thesaurus, grammar references. |
ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form. |
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ASCII Characters for Windows Operating Systems - Look up how to insert a Ē or a ē or other "special" characters. Generated from a manual on MS/DOS 5.0 with links to other character maps. |
Librarians' Index to the Internet Sponsored by the Library of California. |
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The WWW Virtual Library - a good source of English and other language references such as standard dictionaries, thesauri, rhyming dictionaries, quotations, and abbreviations. |
Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names - Do you need to find your coordinates? This site may have them. |
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A Glossary of Literary Terms - by Robert Harris, Professor of English at Vanguard University of Southern California. |
Your Dictionary - A host of services, some commercial, some free. |
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Biotech's Life Science Dictionary University of Texas |
GENOME Glossary Glossary of Genetic Terms - Help for people without scientific backgrounds understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research. |
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Getty Research Library - An overview of the Getty resources available online. |
Reference Page of the Internet Public Library. Includes sections for reference, arts, business, computers, law and others. This is a resource of the University of Michigan. |
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United States Copyright Office - Library of Congress. |
Online Catalog - Library of Congress - It starts with a FAQ page from which you can access several search methods. |
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International System of Units from NIST United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. |
BIPM INTERNET HomePage Bureau International des Poids et Mesures - International Bureau of Weights and Measures (in French and English). |
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French Grammar Central Over 500 links for the French language. Naturally, you'll need to understand French to use the links but the site is cataloged in English. University of Tennessee. |
LEO
- German <-> English Technical Dictionary |
| WordNet a lexical database for the English language |
Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server If you wish to find a KANJI character or other Japanese characters, this is the place. Read the introduction and setup before proceeding. |
| Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world. | S9.COM Biographical Dictionary |
| Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus This is a commercial site which has an eye opening approach to the visual display of the relationships between word definitions. This site requires java plug-ins and, no, you can't return from this page. | The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. A practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English from Bartelby.com. (The plug is from their web site.) Caution -many, many, pop-up's, on this site, too bad, it used to be such a good site. |
| Monty Python Dictionary Definitions of terms used in the works of Monty Python. | |
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Bill Walsh's "The Slot" A Spot for Copy Editors |
Atlantic Monthly's Word Police - "Do you have what it takes to be a Word Police Officer?" |
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NCTE - National Council of Teachers of
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Nonstopenglish.com is a FREE English as a Second language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) activity website. You can practice English language with our online interactive exercises. (quote from web site) |
Grammar Slammer contains the rules and tips you need to write your best and make yourself clear. Grammar Slammer uses the familiar Help file format to make it easy to find what you are looking for. |
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daily grammar - An online English grammar study course. |
Understanding Written Japanese - ". . . teaching Kana and the Japanese Ministry of Education's Jōyō Kanji since 1996." |
| Texts and Mythology | |
| New York Review of Books - One of the best literary periodicals with a definite liberal slant but great reading! | Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, and Drama including Irish periodicals, theater, fine arts and even food. |
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Bulfinch's Mythology - Thomas Bulfinch |
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The Encyclopedia Mythica - Mythology, folklore, and legend. |
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| Illiad - University of Oregon | |
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The University of Adelaide > Library > eBooks Amazing collection of over 1,000 electronic titles, including many classics. |
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