Ask Oxford *LINK*

Posted By: Ginger Edwards
Date: Monday, 7 November 2005, at 9:35 a.m.

There is something appealing about quotes, stories, and new ways to use words or just the opportunity to learn new words and integrate them into your vocabulary and writing. This site is especially enjoyable because of its witty quotes and interesting layout. The main sections are in the middle of the page: Word of the Day, A Quote From, A Word From, Quote of the Week, and Ask the Experts.

You can also navigate around the site by using the links near the top of the page in green: Ask the Experts, Better Writing, World of Words, Games, Global English, and Foreign Languages. You can view this page in one of two ways. You'll find the option underneath the top corner search engine. You can view either the UK version or the US version and get a different word of the day from each version. You may notice other slight differences. I've linked the US view. This is a dictionary site as well.

You can search the dictionary either using the search engine at top or the option below where you changed the view. Just put in the word you want to look up, click search, and off you go to dictionary heaven. Below the search engine in the US version, you can do a Quick Quiz or a Crossword puzzle. If you can't get them all, you can always solve the puzzle by clicking solution. In the crossword section, there are other games you can play like the Oxford Word Challenge and Scrabble.

The Ask the Experts section has things like the FAQ, Jargon Buster, and Collective Terms for Animals. There is an area devoted to the Collective Terms for Animals. I mean what do you call a bunch of hogs, for instance? Well, you call them a drove of hogs. Check this section out. It's very informative. Check out the Better Writing section. Even people with an excellent grasp of the English language can sometimes misuse a word. If in doubt about word usage, you can check out the section Spelling and Grammar Tricks. It's set up in a search engine style.

World of Words has some history of words. An interesting part of this section is the Word a Year section, where you find out what words were chosen to represent a year. From 1904 to 2004 you'll find a word. Makes you wonder what the word for 2005 will be! The Global English section talks about the effect of having over 300 million people speaking the English language. From pronunciation to the effect that a person's culture has on their language, you'll discover the nuances here. Global English is standardized English that is spread by the Internet and media. Pretty interesting stuff! Foreign Languages has the French, German, Italian, and Spanish dictionary information. There is also a foreign quote of the week and a featured book!

(Sent to me by Al)

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