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Dictionaries
Oxford English Dictionary The definitive English dictionary,
containing etymologies and historical usage. (available only on campus)
WWWebster Dictionary (Merriam
Webster). Includes definitions, pronunciations, spelling, and a thesaurus.
OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder
Links to more than 200 general and specialized language and subject
dictionaries.
RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus
Search for perfect rhymes, match ending sounds, get definitions or related
words, check spelling, or find homophones, semantic siblings, or synonyms.
Roget's
Thesaurus (1911 edition). A classic dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
yourDictionary.com. Links to
collections of English and other-language dictionaries and thesauri.
Writing Resources
On-line English
Grammar. A guide to usage.
Elements of Style (Strunk, 1918). A
standard, if opinionated, guide to prose style.
University of Maine Writing Center.
Links to a number of writing and language resources.
Brewer’s Dictionary of
Phrase and Fable
Grammar Slammer An
online grammar handbook
RE: WRITING Bedford/St.
Martins collection of guides, exercises, and resources for good writing.
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