Today we have something uniquely fun to share: Phrays. You might find Phrays to be a different kind of “˜fun’ site ““ it will primarily appeal to English language enthusiasts who like to use their vocabulary in fancy wordplay. Phrays is a free to use website that lets you learn a new word everyday. Account [...]
Being a writer, I know the importance of playing with words so that the reader doesn’t get bored. And that’s the reason why I just love it when I find a tool like Synonym-Finder. It is a free dictionary of synonyms online and does exactly what it says – finding synonyms of a word. It’s [...]
Online dictionaries are quite useful. They usually have the most updated word definitions and can be accessed without any required software ““ only an internet connection and a browser is needed. One of these online dictionaries, with several unique features, is BeeDictionary. BeeDictionary is an absolutely free website that, in addition to having the standard [...]
One of the most complicated concepts in mastering English for ESL students is the conjugation. A conjugation refers to the arrangement of a verb in various voices and tenses – a critical part of written and spoken English. Conjugation is a simple english conjugation dictionary database for hundreds of conjugations that one can easily use [...]
Apostrophe.me is a simple how to use an apostrophe website that provides a quick online “how to” flowchart for using the apostrophe sign. It asks basic questions like “Is it plural?” or “Is it indicating possession? and gives example situations when you would use an apostrophe. The site is very useful for people who are [...]
ESL Assistant is a new web service by Microsoft Research team to help people correct grammatical errors in their English writing. It is particularly useful for those whose native language isn’t English (ESL – English as Second Language). Just type in or copy paste the text into their box and hit check to find out [...]
Phrases.net is an online place to look-up unknown idiom phrases. It is a user contributed resource where you can search for almost any idiom and get its meanings. You can also browse the website alphabetically, learn how idioms should be pronounced and easily translate them into 20 different languages. So next time you hear from [...]
Idioms are common sayings like “Picture paints a thousand words” or “Back to square one” etc., are used quite often in English language. If you don’t always understand some of these idioms, you should check out the IdiomSite. The site contains definitions and meanings of common sayings that are often used in English language. Browse [...]
There are quite many words in English language that are confusing in their usage, so many people make mistakes using them. This site contains a list of common misused English words and phrases like affect/effect, amoral/immoral, adviser/advisor etc. and explains the correct way to use these words along with examples in different sentences. The site [...]