…and half a dozen of the otherSave the Words: a valiant attempt by the makers of the OED to prevent little-used words from completely dying out.
Lingo2Word — txt message translator, lingo dictionary and texting thesaurus. Absolutely gr8.
American Rhetoric — oratory in the USA. Speeches from politics and film. Find them in various formats: text, video and audio. [Switch off javascript though, as this site does have the occasional pop-up ad.]
Fun With Words: dedicated to the amusing quirks and oddities of the English language. You can also play hangman and boggle while visiting.
Snowclones. Clichés for the modern age.
Fanatical about grammar? Check out Grammar Untied
figarospeech.com: figures of speech and the art of rhetoric, all illustrated with lots of examples from today’s politics and the media. Sections on how figures of speech are used by president Bush, Homer Simpson, and the Monty Python team. Brilliant!
Etymology: ‘the wheel-ruts of language’. Search for the origins of words here.
The online guide to better English in plain English.
I love this sight. Its had a great affect on me.
Sudoku of the Day. Loads of useful tips and advice for doing those tricky number puzzles. Even I like it, and I’m not the world’s biggest Sudoku fan by a long way.
The first site is all about how to write properly. The second is a guide to slangy English. Take thy pick…
Forest of Rhetoric — a comprehensive guide to rhetoric and debating skills for beginners and experts alike.