Selected web sites are free resources available on the Internet and selected
by librarians at Ramsey County Library
AmericanRhetoric.com
Hundreds of famous speeches in text, audio and/or video format.
Bartleby.com Great Books Online
Search dictionaries, thesauri, English usage, encyclopedias, quotation books, Elements of Style and more reference works.
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
Enter a concept (such as “green fruit” or “urge to travel”) and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Great for solving crossword puzzles!
The Word Spy
Devoted to recently coined words and phrases, old words that are being used in new ways, and existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance.
Dictionary.com
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Thesaurus.com
Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus
WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
A helpful resource for poets and songwriters. Find rhyming words with six types of rhymes: ending rhymes, last syllable rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes, or first syllable rhymes.
OneLook Dictionaries
Quickly searches a number of dictionaries for definitions or translations of a particular word.
YourDictionary.com
Dictionaries for dozens of languages; provides links to information on over 280 additional languages.
BBC Languages
Free lessons and resources for learning Spanish, French, German, and Italian, as well as limited reources for a few other languages.
FSI Languages
Offers free instruction in more than 30 languages (including Spanish) with text and audio resources. Developed by the Foreign Service Institute for teaching Foreign Service employees.
How to Learn any Language
Information and resources on teaching yourself foreign languages.
Mango Languages
Offers instruction in a number of different languages, including Spanish. Must create a free account to use it, and this allows several free lessons. Additional lessons are available with a paid subscription.
Useful Expressions & Greetings in 26 Foreign Languages
Learn various greetings and such useful expressions as "Ouch!" and "Help!" in a variety of languages.
AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation Service
Translate words, text, or web pages.
Cyndi's List Languages & Translation
Features numerous foreign language alphabets and translation links for genealogical and general use.
A Basic Guide to ASL
Combines text, graphics, and animations to provide sign definitions for letters, numbers and many common terms.
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
An easy-to-use reference guide to proper English grammar and punctuation.
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Over 500 pages of handouts, tutorials, and workshops, plus hundreds of links to other writings resources across the web. An excellent grammar and punctuation resource!
University of Chicago - Grammar Resources on the Web
A listing of on-line resources on grammar, usage, English as a Second Language, and gender-neutral language.
Jack Lynch's Guide to Grammar and Style
A miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.
Citing Sources
Duke University guide to citing sources in a variety of formats: MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian. Also includes citations for electronic sources.
NoodleTools
Browse bibliographies, develop a search strategy, choose your best search engine, or create a quick citation with this easy guide.
WorksCited4U
Workscited4U automatically compiles MLA formatted bibliographies.
Cliche Finder
Have you been searching for just the right cliche to use? Cliche Finder can help.
Omniglot
Provides a guide to over 200 different alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems (like hieroglyphics, cuneiform etc. etc.), plus links to further resources.
Ethnologue, Languages of the World
Comprehensive database of the world's languages featuring language data, language maps, and other resources.
I Love Languages
A comprehensive catalog of over 4,200 hand-picked language-related Internet resources.
English as a Second Language
A comprehensive and well organized ESL Web directory. A good starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English through the Web.
ESL Resources
Purdue University web site that offers resources for ESL students such as handouts, quizzes, questions, internet links and other helpful information.
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