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Here are some online sites that offer helpful information especially for writers and students researching the basics for homework help such as English papers. Find some Christmas gifts for teachers, editors, writers, students and more!
Are you writing or thinking of starting to write a blog or a series of articles? Maybe you're a member of a creative writing group. In English-speaking countries, editors are looking for people who have good skills in English. Teacher Appreciation Day is May 8th, 2012.
You're more apt to attain your goals, and do so quickly if you have the ability to communicate well. The resources here can help you do so. There are articles online that are riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. People will stop reading them by the second, third and sometimes at the first error they see. Computer spell check programs do not catch everything.
My hope is that the information on these sites will spark an interest in someone to learn more on the subjects. Maybe you're working on a new resume or a business report and you've forgotten some rule in English grammar.
I have visited all of the web sites below but am not affiliated with any of them. Some are run by government, educational or private organizations. Some are maintained by individuals. I think that they are useful tools to acquire basic information and offer basic English Lit help.
Are you writing or thinking of starting to write a blog or a series of articles? Maybe you're a member of a creative writing group. In English-speaking countries, editors are looking for people who have good skills in English. Teacher Appreciation Day is May 8th, 2012.
You're more apt to attain your goals, and do so quickly if you have the ability to communicate well. The resources here can help you do so. There are articles online that are riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. People will stop reading them by the second, third and sometimes at the first error they see. Computer spell check programs do not catch everything.
My hope is that the information on these sites will spark an interest in someone to learn more on the subjects. Maybe you're working on a new resume or a business report and you've forgotten some rule in English grammar.
I have visited all of the web sites below but am not affiliated with any of them. Some are run by government, educational or private organizations. Some are maintained by individuals. I think that they are useful tools to acquire basic information and offer basic English Lit help.
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- Basic Information: Calendar, Length Conversion, US Copyright...
- A, You're Adorable MP3
- Punctuation Posters
- Gifts for Writers, Students, Teachers... Tees : Personalize
- English, Literature, Language Arts Information
- MLA : MLA Style Guide : Citation MLA
- Vintage Tin Typewriter Toys : Advertisement
- For Wordies: New Words, Translator, Rhyming Dictionary...
- Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function? MP3
- The Truth about Apostrophes
- New Math - Tom Lehrer MP3
- Effect vs Affect!
- Affect / Effect? Affect - Effect Difference : Grasp that Grammar! Baseball Poster
- Hooked on Phonics : Variety of Grades & Reading Levels
- Grasping Grammar: Lay Lie : Lay versus Lie
- Lie, Lay, Lain....
- Lay Lady Lay, Bob Dylan MP3
- Montessori Basic Wooden Grammar Symbols with Box
- It's a Big Old Goofy World MP3 : Similes : Examples of Similes
- Grammar videos!
- Writing / Grammar Books : Shurley
- Are you writing an article or working on a school project?
Basic Information: Calendar, Length Conversion, US Copyright...
U.S. Do Not Call Registry ... Smithsonian Folkways
- Calendar United States
- Print your own perpetual calendar for any year, month or period of months. The calendar can be further customized and printed.
- Online Conversion - Common Length Conversions
- Common Length and Distance Conversions.
- National Do Not Call Registry
- National Do Not Call Registry Registry Home Register A Phone Number Verify A Registration
- 800notes is a free reverse phonenumber lookup database built by YOU, its users
- Type a phone number in the box below and click 'Search' to find out who is using that phone number. Find out who is calling and why: Debt collectors, telemarketers, charities, and survey companies often call without leaving a message. Lookup the number to read the reports of other users.
- U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use
- Factsheet on fair use of copyrighted works.
- Smithsonian Folkways
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. Explore a world of sound with CDs, DRM-Free Downloads, Free Podcasts, and Lesson Plans.
A, You're Adorable MP3
Dean Martin, Jo Stafford
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Punctuation Posters
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Grammar - Punctuation - Punctuation saves lives!
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Good Grammar, It's hot. by googolperplexd
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Apostrophe Ninja by jchines42
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Respect Apostrophes -- shirt by fishcakes_on_zazzle
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Have Grammar? by Blake81
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Love to type by CSiravo
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Yet another ampersand shirt by monkeyjenn
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Good grammar is attractive. by kerrinsellstshirts
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Grammar Lady Watching Shirts by wingedturtle
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English, Literature, Language Arts Information
Phrases and Idioms ...Myths and Superstitions ... Literature ... Quotes ... Grammar and Punctuation
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- PhraseFinder: The meanings and origins of sayings and phrases | Phrasefinder
- An archive of the meanings and origins of thousands of phrases, sayings and idioms.
- Idiom Dictionary: Compiled from the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms and the Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
- The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use them with confidence. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms, based on the 200 million words of American English text in the Cambridge International Corpus, unlocks the meaning of more than 5,000 idiomatic phrases used in contemporary American English. Full-sentence examples show how idioms are really used.
- Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore, and religion.
- The premier encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion.
- Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more
- Bartleby.com publishes thousands of free online classics of reference, literature and nonfiction
- DailyLit: Read books online by daily email and RSS feed
- Read books by email. Discuss in community forums.
- Abbreviations & acronyms : Abbreviations and acronyms dictionary
- Acronym Finder: The Acronym Finder is a searchable database of over 4 million acronyms, abbreviations and meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, science, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms. : Find definitions for over 4,219,000 ....
- Superstitions Old Wives Tales Beliefs & Misconceptions A-L
- Unusual, unique, and uncommon facts about a diversity of subjects: Superstitions: old wives tales, folklore, bizarre beliefs, taboos, omens, lucky & unlucky things
- Famous Quotes : Quotes and Quotations : Brainy Quote
- Your source for famous quotes and quotations from thousands of famous people
- Daily Grammar Glossary of Grammar Terms
- All of the grammar terms and definitions covered in our grammar lessons have been listed here, with convenient links to the lessons related to each grammar term.
- Commas : Rules for Commas : Purdue OWL
- Extended Rules for Using Commas Welcome to the Purdue OWL
- Capitalization : Capitalizing Titles
- Capitalization of Headings and Titles Comments have come in from members and many different countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel) proving that capitalization is an ongoing problem
- MLA : OWL MLA: MLA Style : The Purdue OWL MLA
- These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
MLA : MLA Style Guide : Citation MLA
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th Edition
From the Amazon description:
"Widely adopted by universities, colleges, and secondary schools, the MLA Handbook gives step-by-step advice on every aspect of writing research papers, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper.
"For over half a century, the MLA Handbook is the guide millions of writers have relied on.
From the Amazon description:
"Widely adopted by universities, colleges, and secondary schools, the MLA Handbook gives step-by-step advice on every aspect of writing research papers, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper.
"For over half a century, the MLA Handbook is the guide millions of writers have relied on.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th Edition
Amazon Price: $5.61 (as of 06/02/2012)
"The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment.
"It provides an authoritative update of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works published on the Web and new recommendations for citing several kinds of works, such as digital files and graphic narratives."
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare
** This was an invaluable resource for me while studying Shakespeare. It was such a good book that we've kept it on the shelf to this day, something we still consult.
** This was an invaluable resource for me while studying Shakespeare. It was such a good book that we've kept it on the shelf to this day, something we still consult.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare
Amazon Price: $72.00 (as of 06/02/2012)
"Shakespeare's genius is marked by his rare ability to appeal to theatergoers of all types and all levels of education.
"But for most modern folks, the Greek and Roman mythology and history, let alone the history of England and the geography of sixteenth-century Europe that his works are laden with, are hardly within our grasp.
"Isaac Asimov comes to making obscure issues clear to the layperson, selects key passages from 38 of the great bard's plays plus two of his narrative poems and, with the help of beautifully rendered maps an figures, illuminates us about their historical and mythological background." -Amazon
Vintage Tin Typewriter Toys : Advertisement
For Wordies: New Words, Translator, Rhyming Dictionary...
Thesaurus ... Urban Dictionary
- Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to New Words
- NEW psychache n. Extreme psychological pain. Holden researches "psychache or unbearable psychological pain, and how it relates to suicidal behaviour...If they wish to address this sort of psychache then I think they need to focus in on which particular frustrated need is relev
- Merriam-Webster Online: How does a word get into a Merriam-Webster dictionary?
- Definition of word from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
- Yahoo! Babel Fish - Text Translation and Web Page Translation
- Yahoo! Babel Fish provides free online text and web page language translation tools!
- Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus Poetry.com
- Poetic History Need Help Rhyming?
- Frequently asked questions : Oxford Dictionaries Online
- Oxford Dictionaries Online The world's most trusted dictionaries
- Urban Dictionary
- Urban Dictionary is the dictionary you wrote. Define your world5,225,462 definitions since 1999
- Online Thesaurus
- The largest and most trusted free online thesaurus. Quickly find accurate and up-to-date synonyms, antonyms, and related words at Thesaurus.com. Synonym dictionary, antonym dictionary, words synonyms.
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago. The dates beside a word indicate the earliest year for which there is a surviving written record of that word (in English, unless otherwise indicated). This should be taken as approximate, especially before about 1700, since a word may have been used in conversation for hundreds of years before it turns up in a manuscript that has had the good fortune to survive the centuries.
- New words in dictionary : Oxford English Dictionary : New Words 2011
- The latest update of the OED, published on 24 March 2011, revises more than 1,900 entries and adds new words from across the dictionary. The OED's chief editor, John Simpson, provides some observations on the revisions in this update, while Graeme Diamond and Katherine Martin comment on some of the most interesting new words in the batch. A full list of new words can be found below.
Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function? MP3
Remember this? Listen and if you like, you can click, buy and download from Amazon.
New Math - Tom Lehrer MP3
Listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon.
Effect vs Affect!
Affect / Effect? Affect - Effect Difference : Grasp that Grammar! Baseball Poster
A Dash of Science
Discovery Life ... Skeptic's Dictionary ... Forensic Resources
- Forensic Resources
- Forensic Resources JoAnn Kovatch - TEC 912 Project
- The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com
- © Copyright 1994-2010 Robert T. Carroll Topical Indexes Alternative Medicine Critical Thinking
- Discover Life - All Living Things
- Entry page to Discover Life's Encyclopedia about the Biology, Natural History, Ecology, Identification and Maps of All Living Things
Hooked on Phonics : Variety of Grades & Reading Levels
Hooked on Phonics Books & Sets
Hooked on Phonics Books & Sets
Hooked on Phonics, operated by HOP, LLC, a division of Educate, Inc., is a leading creator of educational products for families that are fun and easy to use and get results.
We know how important it is for our children to master basic math and reading skills, and we're passionate about providing the right educational products to make that happen.
The company works with educators, interactive designers, writers, artists and parents to develop step-by-step learning systems that help teach children critical reading, math, and study skills.
Our team of parents, leading educators, interactive designers, writers and artists are dedicated to creating the most effective, enjoyable and easy-to-use educational products that deliver success in learning for children.
Since the company was founded in 1987, more than two million families and thousands of schools have turned to Hooked on Phonics' library of award-winning programs.
Parents everywhere tell us about the exciting progress their children are making, while having fun at the same time, and gaining confidence and self-esteem.
Our products meet the child as his or her level and take them on to the next step, giving them a unique feeling of achievement that is exciting to see.
-- General info from the publisher about this series, image of Grade One set
Hooked on Phonics, operated by HOP, LLC, a division of Educate, Inc., is a leading creator of educational products for families that are fun and easy to use and get results.
We know how important it is for our children to master basic math and reading skills, and we're passionate about providing the right educational products to make that happen.
The company works with educators, interactive designers, writers, artists and parents to develop step-by-step learning systems that help teach children critical reading, math, and study skills.
Our team of parents, leading educators, interactive designers, writers and artists are dedicated to creating the most effective, enjoyable and easy-to-use educational products that deliver success in learning for children.
Since the company was founded in 1987, more than two million families and thousands of schools have turned to Hooked on Phonics' library of award-winning programs.
Parents everywhere tell us about the exciting progress their children are making, while having fun at the same time, and gaining confidence and self-esteem.
Our products meet the child as his or her level and take them on to the next step, giving them a unique feeling of achievement that is exciting to see.
-- General info from the publisher about this series, image of Grade One set
Grasping Grammar: Lay Lie : Lay versus Lie
Lie, Lay, Lain....
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Lay Lady Lay, Bob Dylan MP3
Listen to this Bob Dylan classic. If you like, you can click, buy and download the song from Amazon.
Montessori Basic Wooden Grammar Symbols with Box
Information from outside sites about the Grammar Symbols:
Set of 9 basic wooden grammar symbols in a wooden box. The Grammar Symbols help to reinforce sensorially each part of speech. There are 9 different symbols, each representing a specific part of speech.
Grammar Symbols (article, adjective, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection)
Other educational products the same company, Kid Advance
Set of 9 basic wooden grammar symbols in a wooden box. The Grammar Symbols help to reinforce sensorially each part of speech. There are 9 different symbols, each representing a specific part of speech.
Grammar Symbols (article, adjective, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection)
Other educational products the same company, Kid Advance
Writing Guides Amazon Search ... or anything else
It's a Big Old Goofy World MP3 : Similes : Examples of Similes
John Prine's Song of Similes
Excerpt from the lyrics:
Up in the morning
Work like a dog
Is better than sitting
Like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners
Be quiet as a mouse
Some day you'll own a home
That's as big as a house
I know a fella
He eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls
Round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife
She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney
And drinks like a fish
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
Up in the morning
Work like a dog
Is better than sitting
Like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners
Be quiet as a mouse
Some day you'll own a home
That's as big as a house
I know a fella
He eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls
Round the old golf course
You oughta see his wife
She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney
And drinks like a fish
There's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh baby
It's a big old goofy world
Take a listen and if you like you can click, buy and download from Amazon
Grammar videos!
Less vs Fewer ... Passive Tense
How many items in your checkout line at the supermarket? A Less vs Fewer Throwdown!
Writing / Grammar Books : Shurley
Are you writing an article or working on a school project?
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thecopyhouse
Apr 12, 2012 @ 6:20 am | delete
- A very informative blog!
All the videos are very good and especially the t-shirts..!
Thanks for sharing :)
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Angelgirl1976
Feb 19, 2012 @ 11:27 pm | delete
- I love the written word. Also love the T-Shirts 'Lets eat Grandma' lol
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