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Useful Links

sceptre · 2003-04-11 19:00:11

Every good board needs a set of useful links. Kicking off: Michael Quinion's splendid World Wide Words (newsletter delivered every Saturday if you subscribe) The ever useful dictionary.com

11-04-2003 08:00PM

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sceptre

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Every good board needs a set of useful links.

Kicking off:

Michael Quinion's splendid World Wide Words
(newsletter delivered every Saturday if you subscribe)

The ever useful dictionary.com

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#2 11-04-2003 10:40PM

Gordon

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www.thesaurus.com
The American heritage dictionary - http://www.bartleby.com/61/

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#3 15-04-2003 01:09PM

Gordon

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http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/

This is great for understanding if you need to use a colon or a semi colon for example.

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#4 15-04-2003 01:56PM

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I'm working on my Resources & Useful Links thread

I've so many favourites!

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#5 25-04-2003 08:55PM

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I've always preferred www.yourdictionary.com

I imagine it's pretty much the same as dictionary.com, I just find it aesthetically more pleasing.

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#6 02-05-2003 10:13AM

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If you're interested in the dialect of English spoken in Ireland:
http://www.hiberno-english.com/

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#7 02-05-2003 10:20AM

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Any Mac users with OSX should note that dictionary and thesaurus.com are directly available from Sherlock.

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