Online dictionaries & reference
books
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CobuildDirect
Corpus Sampler
A useful tool to help you understand how a word or a phrase
is used. You type in a query and you get around 40 examples
of the word(s) used in context, from the CobuildDirect
database - an English resource composed of 56 million
words of contemporary written and spoken text. |
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Merriam-Webster
Collegiate Dictionary
Shows definitions as well as etymological information.
The definitions may not be very easy to understand though. |
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Yahoo
dictionary page
An index of dictionaries for general and specific purposes. |
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The
Elements of Style
This is the full-text on-line version of William Strunk's
book, which is widely recognized as a classic reference
book of plain English style. |
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The
American Heritage Book of English Usage
A practical guide to English style, with individual chapters
devoted to grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender,
scientific forms, etc. |
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