Biographical Dictionary
containing thousands of people, from all professions, from ancient times to
the present day.DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
Dictionary.com
Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword
puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day. |
English Dictionary.com
The English dictionary is an amalgamation of open content English
dictionaries available online and offline |
Encarta World English Dictionary
features audio clips of words pronounced. Online Rhyming Dictionary |
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary,
Internet Encyclopedia, & Almanac
Information Please is the world's largest free reference site. Here you can
find facts on thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, business,
education |
LibrarySpot - encyclopedias, maps,
libraries and more.
The library and reference information portal of the Web. Find top
dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools and much more in one
user-friendly spot |
Merriam Webster
Word of the Day from Merriam Webster's dictionary |
Online Rhyming Dictionary
rhyming dictionary, thesuaurus, spelling checker, and word finding tool. |
Parliamentary Procedure Resources
Resources from Certified Professional Parliamentarian Jim Slaughter |
Positive Press
The press yopu always wanted to read, all Positive! |
Quotations Page
A large site devoted to quotations from famous people and literature. Over 10,000
quotations are available for searching and browsing. Includes the popular Quotes of the
Day, Motivational Quotes of the Day, Quote Search, and Random Quotations pages. |
Reference Shelf
Washington State University's compilation of basic reference tools on the
Internet offered for your convenience. Here you will find reference tools, facts &
figures, maps, and links to educational, financial, government, literary, medical, phone,
science and travel references. |
Refdesk.com
The single best reference source for facts on the Internet. |
The Writers’ Page
Writers resources, large volume of links to dictionaries, references,
organizations, discussion groups and FAQs. News and information and online publications,
also includes bookstores and search sites and women writers. |
Webgrammar's free tips: references,
grammar, editing, spelling, design, marketing and...
Webgrammar offers tips, tutorials, and references for writers, students,
educators, editors, businesses, organizations, and Web developers |
Webster's
Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition
an older dictionary, but with all the common words and a rich source of
definitions of obsolete words.American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third
Edition |
Writers References and
Resources
General writing resources. |
- Kalamazoo Public
School Language Arts links
- Interesting collection of links relating to various language arts topics
- Public Library InterLINK
- Links to various BC public library systems as
well as additional public services
- Outlook
Online
- Internet catalogue of British Columbia's public, college, and institute libraries
- AssignmentEditor.com Newsroom
- One-stop collection of news related information. Excellent collection of links for
research starting point.
- MagPortal
- Finding FREE online magazine articles for research
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
- A marvelous index of materials on the net - used by librarians! (courtesy
Linda Levar)
- Facts and Reference
- Excellent collectin of links to resources
- The Sing-Song Website
- Excellent collection of links to resources
- People Spot
- Useful information about people on the Web - biographies, vital records, demographics,
population and census statistics, family, military and missing person networks, service
organizations, support groups, genealogy resources and much more.
- TITAN
- For Toastmasters who are "interested in television to exchange ideas and
materials... and to promote the concept of Toastmasters in television."
- Virtual
Presentation Assistant - University of Kansas
- An "online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills".
- Element of Style
- from Columbia University's Bartleby
Project
- Inkspot: Resources For Writers
- Tips for improving writing.
- Speech Topic ideas
- Also some table topic ideas
- Speech Topic Ideas
- Starting point for research and ideas to brainstorm with...
More than Words
- Merriam-Webster
- The dictionary people, but it's more!
- A.Word.A.Day
- Learn a new word a day. Join the list to get it delivered by email!
- Cool Word of the Day
- Origin of Phrases
- "At the end of your rope"? No worry. Just "Cut to the chase" and you
won't have "eggs in your face"!
- The Grammar Lady
- The finer points of grammar.
- Word Play
- Claims to be "site that feature fun with words"! Really just a collection of
links to sites dealing with words and the English language!
- Resources for English as Second
Language
- Useful links to grammar and language resources even for English speakers
- Common Errors in English
- Have an "espresso" (not "expresso") and enjoy the
"anecdotes" that's surely an "antidote" for a dreary day!
- Take Our Word For It
- A "Weekly Word-origin Webzine". Fabulous source about word origins and more.
- Phrase Finder
- Find the right phrase you are looking for. Some have origins of the phrase
Quotations & Inspirations
- Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations
- Bartleby.com Quotations
- Quotation references form the Bartleby project, including the "old Familiar"
above
- Quote Garden
- Thoughts to grow on
- Afterhours Inspirational Stories
- Collection of inspirational stories
- WriteDesign Quotes
- Sorted collection of quotes
- Motivational Quotes
- Another collection inspirational quotes
Kidding Around
- Stories for Scouts
- If it's good enough for scouts...
- The Good, Clean Funnies List
Archive
- Collections of good clean fun!
- Chuckle A Day
- Also has links to other similar sites
- Humor Is Relative
- Short humorous tales a step above your usual jokes.
- Pun Of The Day
- Meeting Ideas
- Table topic and meeting ideas, courtesy Rick Clements
- D31 Table Topic Ideas
- Collection of ideas from around the net
- Inaugural
Addresses of United States Presidents
- Speech archive
from History Channel
- Great collection of speeches in Real Audio format
- Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
- A great collection of speeches by Women around the world, include searchable index
- Parliamentary Procedure Home Page
- Great collection of links for online PP resources
- Parliamentary Internet Newsletter
- Newsletter on the latest in parliamentary procedures
- The Parliamentary Procedure Instructional
Materials Center
- Some useful material, especially on motions
- Introduction to Robert's Rules of Order
- A basic introduction to the rules
- Parliamentary Procedure
- Questions and answers from Dr. John A. Cagle, Parliamentarian of the Academic Senate and
Professor of Communication at California State University, Fresno. You can email Dr. Cagle
with your questions!
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