February 9, 2012
Quick! How many synonyms for the word “awesome” can you come up with, right now? If it took you more than a moment to come up with around ten synonyms, your vocabulary may need some help. Professional writers aren’t the only people who should know plenty of words. Everyone uses language every day, and there’s often a single word that can replace five other words and mean exactly what we want to say.
February 6, 2012
Dictionary.com and its resources make it almost a portal that takes you on a journey of word discoveries. Word has it that it is probably the most frequented of online dictionary and reference sources on the web. Why not – after all you can do much more than merely look up a word here. Try these 8 for starters.
December 30, 2011
I know I’m not the only one around here who loves word games. Well, today I’d like to share two free, fun word games for Android. One involves a bit of fast action, while the other mainly involves looking and hunting around. Ready? So let’s go and take a look at Letter Rip and Word Search.
November 14, 2011
A while back, I wrote a little bit about Tagdef, an online Twitter hashtag dictionary. Just as a recap, it’s a whole lot like the old Urban Dictionary, something that most of us have visited at one time or another. However, what if you could take the original Urban Dictionary and bring it to life? Enter Vifinition, a spiritual successor of the original Urban Dictionary.
October 27, 2011
Are you a Linux user with a passion for writing? If so, check out these essential tools for the job. Writing is a key skill in the modern world, whether it’s directly how you make your living or not. Whether it’s writing memos or emailing clients, most jobs include at least some use of the written word.
September 30, 2011
Web designers probably have a kitty of Lorem Ipsum tools saved close by that’s useful for their web development work. Lorem Ipsum generators come in various forms; some of them allow customizing the dummy text generation with variable font widths, font faces, and other design elements. But there’s just so much you can take of the mock content.
September 27, 2011
When communicating online, your vocabulary and the quality of your writing are a key part of the first (and second) impression you make. It’s important to be able to communicate clearly and come across as an intelligent human being, whether you’re just posting a quick tweet, applying for a freelance (or full-time) job, or even using a dating website.
August 3, 2011
The different type of word sites helps us explore the language in all its uniqueness. That also helps us fall in love with the language. My continuing search for word sites – regular or offbeat – has made me stumble on to some that most of us might miss among the crowd of the more popular ones.
July 29, 2011
As an English language learner or even as a writer who thinks he knows it all, referencing clichés is good exercise (just so you can eliminate them!). They say there’s a cliché born every minute. These five websites on clichés’ could help you locate (and eliminate) some of them.
July 12, 2011
Word games help to continue our love affair with the language. Let’s combine English, learning, fun, and games and go over to Google Chrome’s Web Store to checkout some browser games to pass time and jiggle our brains too. Here are five cool and free word games you can play on Google Chrome.
