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Common Errors in English
- Clear and concise explanation of the difference between correct and incorrect usage in American English spelling, grammar and idiom, with entertaining examples.
Alan Cooper's Homonyms
Extensive list of homonyms/homophones in American English from various sources, along with links.
Alt.Usage.English FAQ
Newsgroup discussing English usage, maintained by Mark Israel.
The American Dialect Homepage
Resource for both linguistic and literary scholars about regional varieties of English in the United States and Canada. Includes maps, annotated link directory, and dialectology bibliography.
The American Language by H.L. Mencken
Online publication of the full text of a classic book on the history and nature of American English, with particular attention paid to the discrepancies between British and American English.
The Armchair Grammarian
Studies in English grammar, punctuation, and composition. Includes a discussion of the methodology involving the creative writing process as it relates to fiction and theories of characterization.
The Be/Have paradigm with intransitive verbs during the Restoration period
A Master's thesis from the University of Uppsala, dealing with the development of be and have as auxiliaries with the perfect tense of intransitive verbs in the second half of the 17th century.
Database of American Proprietary Eponyms
List of American brand names in general use today.
The Discouraging Word
Defends the English language from its abusers and misusers. Polls and a custom dictionary.
English Contrasted
Native and non-native English-language accents are demonstrated from around the world, through the use of downloadable sound files.
English Grammar Gone Awry
Collection of common errors made by native English speakers.
English Words from Sanskrit
Depicts 300+ English words related to this ancient Hindu language.
Hindu Linguistical Influence in English
Suggests that some Sanskrit-related words entered English from 1200-1600 a.d.
History of the English Language
Collection of links maintained at University of Vermont.
Infernal English: Usage Experts Change Their Minds Too
Anne H. Soukhanov, lexicographer, shows that grammatical rules are not necessarily set in concrete.
International Dialects of English Archive
Collection of freely downloadable recordings of real people speaking English in their own native accents and dialects. Nearly 300 4-minute MP3 samples available.
Language Sites on the Internet
Word mavens may browse etymology, dictionary, thesaurus links, links to anagrams, oxymorons,palindromes, puns, idioms, banished words and expressions, city-by-city slanguage, mondegreens, logophilia, heteronyms, chiasmus, common punctuation errors.
List of Banished Words
Annual list published by Lake Superior State University of words that should be banished from the English language for misuse, overuse, and just general uselessness.
Loosely Speaking
Requests that the reader take a quick, 5-question survey to determine usage in various geographical locations.
The Nautical Origins of Some Common Expressions
Explaining the marine origins of some common words, figures of speech, and everyday expressions.
Neologism Cliche Aphorism and Novel Language Pattern
Extensive list of new sayings, cliches, aphorisms, and neologisms. Has additional pages on related language matters.
Online Technical Writing: Common Grammar, Usage, and Spelling Problems
Advice on common problems in the use of spellings, punctuation, and grammar.
Speechskript: The Alternative Spelling System
Complete instructions for learning to read and write in Speechskript.
A Study of the Formants of the Pure Vowels of British English
MA Thesis (1960) of Prof. J.C. Wells of the University of London concerning the pronunciation of vowels in "Received Pronunciation".
Survey of English Usage
University College (London) researchers focusing on grammar and linguistics, plus world-wide usage. Includes the "Internet Grammar of English".
Varieties of English
Linguistic analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax, vocabulary) of different varieties of English spoken in the US, Canada and Britain.
The Vocabula Review
A free, monthly journal about the state of the English language, dedicated to supporting its clear and expressive usage.
Web Frequency Indexer
Contains a script that shows the frequency of a word in some text that is entered. Allows list to be sorted by the least to most, most to least or alphabetically.
WordNet
A lexical database and reference system for the English language from Princeton University.
World Wide Words
More than 1400 pages which explore the history, evolution, byways, quirks, and curiosities of the English language. A weekly newsletter is sent by e-mail and RSS.
The Xtag Project
Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammar (TAG) project, a geometric method for analysing English grammar.
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