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  • The English Server - Written collections on such diverse topics as contemporary art, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, accessible publishing and current political and social issues.
    http://eserver.org/
  • Merriam-Webster - Search for words using the dictionary or thesaurus.
    www.m-w.com/home.htm
  • On-line Dictionaries - Look up general or specialized words in thousands of English and foreign-language dictionaries.
    www.yourdictionary.com/
  • OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder - Search dictionary web sites for words and phrases.
    www.onelook.com/
  • Rhyming Dictionary - Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
    www.rhymezone.com/
  • Thesaurus -Type in a word and a list of synonyms and antonyms will be returned.
    www.thesaurus.com/
  • The Word Detective - A newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language.
    www.word-detective.com
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    Grammar and Rhetoric
  • APA Style Electronic Formats - Examples that might appear in the text and bibliography of a research paper. Formats based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
    www.westwords.com/guffey/apa.html
     
  • Citation Styles - Includes sample citations of MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles.
    www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html/
     
  • The Elements of Style - Discusses main requirements of plain English style. Attention given to the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.
    www.bartelby.com/141/
     
  • Guide to Grammar & Style Notes - Rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.
    http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
     
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    Other Languages
  • AltaVista: Babelfish - Translate a block of text into several different languages.
    http://babelfish.altavista.com
     
  • Ethnologue - Languages of the World - Find resources to help you with your research of the world's languages.
    www.sil.org/ethnologue/
     
  • Fodor's Living Language - Learn phrases in French, German, Italian or Spanish that are helpful when traveling. See the phrase and listen to how it is spoken.
    http://www.fodors.com/language/
     

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