Links For the Love of Words...

۞ Etymology

۞ Writing

۞ Languages

۞ Spelling / Pronunciation / Grammar

۞ Vocabulary

۞ Word Fun

counterEtymology

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Behind the Name the etymology and history of first names

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Online Etymology Dictionary Explanations of what our words meant 600 or 2,000 years ago

Languages

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American Sign Language (ASL) browser video of thousands of ASL signs...

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Do You Speak American? Words that shouldn't be, and more...

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Esperanto the international language, with an on-line course at Languages Made Clear

Spelling / Pronunciation / Grammar

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Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee including word lists and local competitions

Vocabulary

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Antagonyms a single word that has meanings that contradict each other

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My Encounter with Iktho Greek & Latin words in English....a story and some quizzes

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Vocabulary Web Games Improve your vocabulary...

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Word Images - illustrated approaches to a bigger and better vocabulary

Word Fun

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Internet Anagram Server a.k.a. I, Rearrangement Servant... anagram anything!  Part of Wordsmith.org

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Palindrome Connection Lists, links and anagrams too!

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WordCount the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing

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Writing Resources and Links for kids and adults alike, great resources...

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Young Writers' Clubhouse tips on getting started, getting published, more. Good starting place for aspiring writers

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Young Writers Workshop for really young writers, writing prompts with  pictures...