Questions about (online and offline) resources.
Questions about (online and offline) resources.
Questions tagged [resources]
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What are your favorite English language tools?
To prevent myself from asking an obvious, silly question multiple times: What are the English language tools you found most useful?
I found Corpus Concordance English extremely useful for looking up collocations.
Please, one tool per answer.
stacker
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What are some of the better English reference grammars?
What is your favorite English reference grammar, particularly in terms of accuracy and completeness? Please note: I am not asking for usage guides. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the best ones?
Alan Hogue
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What public domain thesauruses are available?
Possible Duplicate:
English synonym online database?
I am working on a project which needs access to the database of a English synonyms, preferably as a raw text file. Are there any public domain, open source, or similarly licensed thesauruses…
Village
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Is there a list of all English words (singular and plural) anywhere on the net?
Does anyone know of a resource online that lists all known English words, including plural and singular forms of a word?
youme
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Commonly used sources
Possible Duplicate:
What are your favorite English language tools?
I have a question regarding the English language that is too general for this site according to the faq. OTOH, I don't know where to look for the answer. Is there a list of sites,…
nico
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Word frequency list from contemporary young adult fiction?
I'm looking for a resource that has frequent words found in young adult fiction.
Something like: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/Contemporary_fiction_in_60_categories#Consumption
MothraDactyl
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Reference Book for Word Progressions
If a dictionary is a reference book for word definitions, and a thesaurus is a reference book for grouping words according to meaning, what do you call a reference book for word progressions?
By word progressions I mean such things as:
Comparatives…
twip
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word "recourse" usage
I have a sentence where someone uses the phrase, "she is also a great recourse". Could that be correct? Or are they confusing the word for "resource"? A person can have recourse to another person(higher in the chain of command or outside party), but…
usernew888
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Best internet sites for British English learners?
What are some great resources for advanced British English learners?
Monica
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Nuances/shades-of-meaning online?
Is there an online reference resource devoted to commentary on the finer points of usage, connotation, and word choice in English?
(E.g. what nuances/shades-of-meaning/usage considerations would inform the choice between "firmament", "(the) heavens"…
kjo
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"General" bibliography
I'm in the process of writing some training content - primarily PPT and a workbook - where I'm pulling in a LOT of "bits" of information from a ton of sources. This content can be split, spliced with other content, and re-used.
Given the nature of…
a11smiles
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Looking for a grammar book
Is there any English grammar book which describe how to talk/write English instead of understand English?
For example instead of detailing all situation where "would/will" is used, describing all different way to talk about past (or now, future,…
Ali Shakiba
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Do Thomas and his friends do anything besides start the rusted wheel of things?
The melody of the theme song of the cartoon series “Thomas and his friends” matches the scansion of poem X (“March”) of A.E. Housman’s “A Shropshire Lad”. There are five verses to Housman’s poem, but the second one seems especially apt…
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Is there any grammar or vocabulary reference reliable enough?
Duplicate of:
Regulatory bodies and authoritative dictionaries for English
In other languages there are official institutions which control the development of the language and provide official references so the users of the language can go there…
Juanillo
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No-nonsense grammar exercise book
I have want to improve my writing. Mastering grammar and spelling are building blocks of writing. Therefore I concentrate on grammar first. The books I use are:
- Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation
- Oxford Essential Writer's Reference
- My…
