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What resources do I need to consult before asking a question?
Many Stack Exchange sites require that users do some research before asking a question. Does English Language & Usage have such a policy? If yes, what resources should users consult before asking ...
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Need English Grammar Refresher Book, College Level, not ESL text
I am looking for a U.S. college-level English grammar text, one with answers to end-of-chapter exercises. I was born in the U.S. and have only spoken and written in English. I had a good English ...
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Would a question about a specific English language tool be on topic?
Can language tools (typically, but not exclusively, software tools) be asked about on English SE?
I have a question about how I can work out where a term is used. It's along the lines of:
A common ...
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Website for lexical resources assessment?
Is there any website that assesses how rare or common are the words I used in my essay? Something like this picture below:
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What are the free resources to learn english online? [closed]
My wife wants to improve her English.
It's a paid site to learn english
https://id.engbreaking.com/
I wonder if there is any like that that is free?
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Resources for finding early uses of words?
I have a strangely deep admiration for archaic language and its usage and find that when working on period-piece writings, sources (catalogs of old books) for researching words used in the period (And ...
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Resource for grammatical rules pertaining to mid-17th century English
Salutations to all during this tragic time where all feels quite, quite down,
Firstly I hope all are well.
Now, onward to my question: I have, for the past half-year or so writ a play based in London ...
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For any word, see constituent roots; for any root, see composite words
Definition lookup in Google will show the origin or etymology of a word, usually based on root. Is there an application, web or otherwise, that returns composite words for any given root?
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What is a good resource for how American women talked in the 1940s?
You can find some pretty good diaries for men, from the war. But I'm not sure what a reliable source is for female American vernacular of the '40s.
Movies of the time sanitize conversations, and use ...
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Resourses for reviewing writings
I am looking for sites or communities where I can post my writings for reviews free of charge. Is there any?
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A service that delivers common vocabulary daily?
I have subscribed to Merriam Webster, dictionary.com, and a few other online dictionaries to send me words daily, but frankly, they send me vocabulary that I have never come across in my life and ...
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Where does it say that resources are off-topic on main?
It's been assumed that questions about resources are off-topic because they aren't questions about the language per se.
Here's an example:
Main - I'm looking for a tool for comparing the meaning ...
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Where can I find an English dictionary that I can search by number of syllables, transitive/intransitive, and other grammatical markers?
I need to find lists of English words that meet certain criteria, such as having a certain number of syllables, or being intransitive verbs. Is there an online English dictionary that will allow me to ...
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Best online slang dictionary for old slang
I'm looking for slang words that would have been in use around 1910 in New York. Anyone know of an online resource that might work?
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Dictionary that provides all correct usages of words
I have been reading "Dictionary of American idioms" and I was impressed by the way phrasal verbs are explained. For example, the phrasal verbs associated with the word abide are defined in the ...
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Where can I find a list of English words sorted by popularity, together with their pronunciations?
I'd like to have a list of English words sorted by popularity together with their pronunciations. I need it to learn the words I can't pronounce in popularity order. Is there anything like that I can ...
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How to find uncommon synonyms
I am currently writing a FanFiction. However, given that it has long chapters, repitition of certain words makes certain parts tedious to read.
I recently saw xkcd's Simple Writer, which helps us to ...
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What sort of resource request questions do we accept on meta?
We often migrate resource request questions to meta, and there's no denying that some resources are very useful to the users of this community.
Here's my attempt at broadly categorising these ...
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Where can I ask for free proofreading?
I know that proofreading is prohibited in this site. However, I'd like to ask if there are free online websites to do that.
I remember once there was a website where I can help people in Spanish/...
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List of most useful NLP resources and tools
We already have lists of general-reference resources, one on meta and a larger one on main. For the most part, these are things like dictionaries and thesauri, not actual tools related to natural ...
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Resources to determine pseudo-anglicisms
What resources can I use to determine if a given phrase is a pseudo-anglicism?
For example, "top page" is not a common English expression, but a native speaker of Japanese who's learning English may ...
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Common accepted online resources [duplicate]
What would be well-known, and in a certain measure reliable, online resources that should be checked before asking a question, or that could help with answering questions?
I've got a few listed that ...