|
"Think of this web site as a search engine for words and phrases: If you have a word for which you'd like a definition or translation, we'll quickly shuttle you to the web-based dictionaries that define or translate that word. If you don't know how to spell the word, we'll help you do that too. No word is too obscure: More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook search engine." You can also use wildcards to find words, like for crossword puzzles. From This is True for 11 June 2006 Suggestions for further reading:
A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi": The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English  by Christine Kenneally Amazon Price: $10.88 Customer Review: Cambridge University-educated linguist Christine Kenneally, in her intriguing historical chronicle of the evolution of human language, asks the question: "Do animals have [words]? And if they do, does that mean that words have been around longer th...  by Anatoly Liberman Amazon Price: $12.78 Customer Review: This book makes one realize that there are two kinds of etymologies: the one that tries to explain terms like "hackney" and "jack-o-lantern"; and the one that tries to explain terms like "hand" and "bring". The first makes you search through medieval...  by Leza Lowitz, Reema Datta Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: For anyone (like myself) having been intimidated by the complex language Sanskrit, this is a very friendly introductory book. I highly recommend it! Newsfeed display by CaRP |
About the Site
About This is True About the Authors Subscribe Free to This is True and see the Sites when they're issued!
Prev: Remember Me When I'm Gone Next: Big Eye in the Sky | |