links - words

Dictionaries

• The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com Word meanings, useful info, forums, word games, tools for websites (source of the "double-click word" script on this site). TheFreeDictionary : 2010
• Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page Wiki dictionary. "The lexical companion to Wikipedia, the encyclopaedia project, Wiktionary has grown beyond a standard dictionary and now includes a thesaurus, a rhyme guide, phrase books, language statistics and extensive appendices. We aim to include not only the definition of a word, but also enough information to really understand it. " Wiktionary : 2010

Interesting things

• Does your language shape how you think? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all Maybe! good discussion. Guy Deutscher : August 2010
• Electrodes translate brain waves into words http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-brain-words-20100908,0,7072167.story The Utah study reported in the Journal of Neuroengineering shows promise for helping severely paralyzed patients communicate. A grid of microelectrodes was placed directly on a patient's brain. Thomas H. Maugh II : September 2010
• Language Log http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/ Really interesting and entertaining essays about use of language. Mostly about English, but other languages as well, including Tibetan and Chinese. Many authors - Univ of Penn USA : January 2011
• The Origins of ABC http://ilovetypography.com/2010/08/07/where-does-the-alphabet-come-from/ Where does the western alphabet come from? Really nice, detailed history, with big photos of old writings. John Boardley : August 2010

Usage

• Common Errors in English Usage http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html We all make them! This list nice and simple — what to do and what not to do. Paul Brians : 2010
• List of commonly misused English words http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commonly_misused_English_words "It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the meanings marked non-standard may pass into Standard English in the future ..." Wikipedia : 2010
• StackExchange - Questions and Answers about English language. http://english.stackexchange.com/questions Real people ask questions and give answers StackExchange : date

Usage - British and American

• British and American English http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/British_and_American_English Usage and pronunciation: discussion, and table of differences Citizendium : 2010
• British vs. American English http://dictionary.babylon.com/english/british-vs-american-english/ Table - Partial list of words having different meanings in British and American English. Some explanation about meanings. Babylon translation : 2010

Wonderful works

• "I have a dream" http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html "In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. ... We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. " Martin Luther King : August 1963
• Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson http://www.emersoncentral.com/texts.htm One of the early westerners who worded buddhist thought for western minds. Ralph Waldo Emerson : mid-1800s

Writing

• How to Lose 30 Pounds of Word Flab Overnight http://www.copyblogger.com/lean-copy/ Tighten up your writing - especially important when writing for web Sonia Simone : 2008
• Struck & White: Elements of Style http://www.bartleby.com/141/ The classic. 50 years old but every word is true today. William Strunk, Jr., edited by E.B. White : 1959
• Two Techniques That Help You Embrace Brevity http://www.copyblogger.com/embrace-brevity/ 1. Cut extra words; 2. Restructure sentences. "Be concise and your readers will thank you." Muhammad Saleem : 2007
• Warning: Use These 5 Surefire Headline Formulas at Your Own Risk http://www.copyblogger.com/headline-swipe-file-3/ Good tips. We don't write headlines? If we post anything on a website, we write a title for it - that's a headline! Also here, a lot of other good articles on writing for the web, and writing to get results. CopyBlogger : 2007

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