Writing Aids
"Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."
-Napoleon Hill, from Quoteland
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts
http://www.infomotions.com/alex/
Enormous collection of books in electronic form.
All-In-One Word Look-up
http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html
Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, World Atlas, Fine Artist Search, Quotations, Rhyming Dictionary, CIA World Factbook, Acronym Finder.
Ask Oxford
The Online Oxford Dictionary for free use. Use the Compact Oxford English Dictionary to get answers to questions on English, language, grammar, spelling, quotations, and usage. Improve your writing skills or try the word games, crosswords, and puzzles; even learn French, German, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Japanese, and Italian.
URL: http://www.askoxford.com/
Babel Fish - Alta Vista
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
A powerful translation tool, converts in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, along with many others. Translates up to 150 words at a time. Can be used to translate entire sites, just type in the url.
Bartlett, John, 1901, Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/
Search alphabetically or chronologically for the world'smost famous quotes.
Bible Gateway
http://www.biblegateway.com/
A free service for reading and researching scripture online-- all in the language or translation of your choice. They provide advanced searching capabilities based on keywords or scripture references, and various tools to enhance your study of the Bible.
Bibliomania - Brewer's Phrase and Fable
http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/255/frameset.html
Over 800 texts of classic literature, drama, and poetry together with detailed literature study guides. Large reference book and non-fiction section.
Classics Archive
site is in the process of regrouping
http://classics.mit.edu/index.html
184 classic works by 17 different authors.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://the-tech.mit.edu:80/Shakespeare/works.html
Access to the full text of each of Shakespeare's works.
Copyright Office of the US Library of Congress
http://www.copyright.gov/
U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.
Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/
This portal site hosts case studies of famous copyright disputes related to movies, audio, and high tech to the basics of how to write a copyright notice, covers all related topics.
Duhaimes's Law Dictionary
http://www.duhaime.org/dictionary/diction.htm
To find legal concets defined in plain langiage, created as a public service by the Canadian law firm of Duhaime & Company.
Elements of Style - William Strunk Jr.
www.bartleby.com/141/
Serious writers may or may not abide by rules of usage and the principles of composition, but if there is a need to determine the correct way to write something, you'll find it here. modern usage of words and phrases are included as well.
Everybody's Legal Dictionary (NOLO's Shark Talk dictionary)
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/dictionary/wordindex.cfm
This legal dictionary has "plain-english" definitions of legal terms.
FindLaw's Legal Dictionary
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com
Find definitions pertaining to legal words and phrases.
Free Translator.com
http://www.free-translator.com/
A selection of the best free Translators, Dictionaries and language Courses on the web. Easy to use, and for all languages.
Grammar Bytes
www.chompchomp.com
This site is apparently a work in progress, so although there is a good deal of information, it isn't overwhelming. The interactive exercises are a kick, complete with audio that adds some personality. Printouts are also available for students and teachers.
The Grammar Lady
www.grammarlady.com
Created by a linguistics-pedigreed lady who is passionate about grammar, this site is light and lively and offers free phone support for your grammar questions.
Guide to Grammar & Writing
www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
This well organized site categorizes topics by levels that are easy to understand and will come in handy for anyone who wants to tidy up his writing skills. Topics range from word and sentence level to research papers, and there is a Q&A section and an index for searching the site.
Hazar.com
http://www.hazar.com/
Multi-lingual word translator. Translate computer terms between English and Turkish. contains basic Turkish works and numbers.
Invitations, Etc.
http://www.invitationsetc.com/m1_ea.htm
Etiquette rules for addressing envelopes for social occasions.
Jeff's English Page
http://apocalypse.org/pub/u/batalion/
A guide to writing resources, poetry collections, Shakespeare, Carroll, and other classics.Description On-line dictionaries of multiple foreign languages.
Jeff Miller's Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia
http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words.html
An extensive collection of linguistic trivia and fact, as well as other enticing intellectual stimulations, including palindromes, pangrams, and names of people that became words.
Local Translations
http://www.localtranslation.com/
Free translation between English and French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. We also provide expert professional translation at competitive prices, delivered fast.
LookWAYup
http://lookwayup.com/free/default.htm
Can be used to find phrases, definitions and acronyms.
Military Acronyms and Glossaries
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/federal/military
For specialized military acronym and term decoding. The Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Library also offers a metasite listing nearly twenty online resources for decoding military terms.
Miraim Webster Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Dictionary and Thesaurus search boxes are available at the top of the home page. If you're not certain of the spelling of the word you're looking up, you can use wild card characters.
Morse Code Translator
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html
Changes the text that is inserted into a Morse code message that you can hear.
Motivating Moments
http://www.motivateus.com/rememb-2.htm
Inspirational, motivational, teacher, and success quotes, as well as thoughts for the day. Also includes motivational quotes submitted by teenagers.and correct use of words.
NonStop English
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/elementary-001.asp
Page after page of fun and informative exercises designed to determine and strengthen English Grammar skills. Elementary to advanced English grammar and vocabulary exercises, tests, and quizzes.
On-Line Dictionaries
http://www.yourdictionary.com
An online dictionary.
OneLook Dictionary Search
http://www.onelook.com
The OneLook dictionary's search engine can give the definition from words in its database of over nine hundred dictionaries broken down into several categories.
The Online English Grammar
www.edufind.com/english/grammar
The index of this detailed site lists 120 topics related to English grammar. Educators and Students will find it a solid source of reference as well as a way to learn about determiners and zero conditional verbs and tenses.
Oxford English Dictionary
www.oed.com
This is the final word on the meaning and history of words. The online version is more convenient and is updated quarterly with at least 1,000 new entries and revisions. The print version costs nearly $1,000, the online version has a one year, individual subscription for $550.00; network licenses start at $795.00. the tour of the online edition is free.
The Quotations Page
http://www.quotationspage.com
If you don't find a category inthe list that matches your needs, try doing a keyword search. If thoses quotes don't fit the bill, use the cross-reference links to locate other related quotes that might work.
Quoteland
http://www.quoteland.com
Quoteland is used to locate famous quotes from authors and also offers a searchable database that allows you to search for quotes by using keywords.
ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form by the ARTFL Project
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html
Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911, version 1.02
Spanish Grammar Tutorial
www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
The lessons start with the basics of Spanish and become more advanced. The explanations are simple, and the examples of usage are easy to understand.
Spanish Schools
http://www.spanishschools.org
Spanish Schools operates its own schools in Spain and Latin America, specializing in Spanish language immersion courses. Offers intensive and specialization courses for business, tourism, etc. As well as courses in Spanish and wine tasting and Spanish and scuba diving. Receive a free brochure or chat withal a representative.
Texas French Grammar
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/
Tex's French Grammar, a pedagogical reference grammar that combines explanations with surreal dialogues and cartoon images. This site was originally built for the students at The University of Texas Austin as a user friendly guide to French grammar.
Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
An online interactive dictionary and thesaurus, Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus dynamically generates word maps that branch into different definitions and meanings while creating related words. Exploration and learning is further encouraged through its innovative display. By clicking on words, the user follows a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
The web's free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit, written collaboratively by people all over the world.
Wordsmyth
http://www.wordsmyth.net/
The premier online American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. Wordsmyth contains 50,000 headwords, and very precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms. And the search engine allows for very flexible searching.
Yale Web Style Guide
http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html
For lawyers who are considering designing your own web sites, start here. This simple guide walks you through the process of designing a site that is pleasing to the eye and easy on the modem.
Your Dictionary
www.yourdictionary.com
This site lets you search dictionaries in more than 260 languages and about 100 specialties ( business, law, medicine, computing and more). Invaluable for word lovers and those less fortunate in spelling tests.
