Online Reference - Grammar, Thesaurus, Quotations, Movies

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1. REFERENCE: d) GENERAL REFERENCE
e.g. grammar, thesaurus, quotations, maps, movies & more

Online English Grammar from Edufind	comprehensive reference easy to look up good explanations & examples
Rhyme Zone - Rhyming Dictionary	get a list of words that rhyme synonyms definitions
Wordles Word Search	words that start with BR + 3 letters words that end with GRY great for crossword puzzles
Roget's Thesaurus	University of Chicago ARTFL project easy to use
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations	search or browse quotes from over 470 authors
Australian English Glossary from A to Zed	search or browse
Daily Almanac	information for today or events in past on this date
G.Morgan's Abbreviation Dictionary	easy to use you need Adobe acrobat reader
Worldwide Acronym & Abbreviation Server	search for an acronym search for word to see which acronyms it's used in submit an acronym
Wikipedia	Free, interactive encyclopedia Look things up Contribute Excellent resource - but remember to use with care and check entries for accuracy.
WordNet - Online Lexical Reference System - from Princeton University	searchable dictionary organised semantically nouns, verbs, adjectives etc.organised into synonym sets inspired by current psycholinguistic theories downloadable
Internet Movie Database	search movie history new dvds actors and celebrities directors
Google Maps	Search for anywhere Get directions from one place to another Check distances View as map, satellite or hybrid
World Wide Words	Michael Quinion investigates international English from British viewpoint history of 100s of English words & phrases browse or search
University of Edinburgh - Collections of Electronic Reference Sources	many helpful links to electronic reference sources includes research-it tools (to find all sorts of info including maps, postcodes, yellow pages etc.)

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