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A catchall for all the excellent reference sites (baby names, dictionaries, history, travelogues etc) which are good for writers in general.
Updated on Nov 30, 10
Created on Oct 21, 08
Category: Others
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Another names listing at parents connect
The entymology and history of first names
Search for baby names, or the most popular
If you can get through the popups and floating buttons, there are a lot of names on here.
The most wellknown online encyclopedia of the lot. User-generated information.
The Urban Legends Reference Pages will confirm - or more probably deny all those pieces of information you often get via email. Good research site.
The Sage's English Dictionary and Thesaurus is a downloadable free dictionary program. The dictionary repository is also available online.
The style guide for reporters at The Economist - includes lots of good information on vocabulary, grammar, often mispelt words, and abbreviations.
ThinkExist.com is one of the better known quotation sites. Look up famous quotes.
This jam-packed site offers links to reference sites on a large
variety of subjects, from Agriculture to Women Resources and a
number of uncommon ones in between such as Glossaries and
Mythology.
Index includes over 400 references
to both a Guide to Grammar and Writing, and Principles of
Composition. The site is sponsored by the nonprofit Capital
Community College Foundation.
15 items | 21 visits
A catchall for all the excellent reference sites (baby names, dictionaries, history, travelogues etc) which are good for writers in general.
Updated on Nov 30, 10
Created on Oct 21, 08
Category: Others
URL: