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 Welcome to the fabulous Wordsfair Reference Room. Here you will find links to an impressive range of intriguing sources for logocentric information.
 
Language Blogs & Zines
Take Our Word For It
The weekly word-origin webzine
Language Log
Daily commentary on language and its uses.
Literal-Minded
Linguistic commentary from a guy who takes things 
too literally.
What's in a name?
Behind the Name
The etymology and history of first names.
Last Name Meanings
Find the ethnic origin and meaning of last names.
Dictionaries & Thesauri
Merriam-Webster Online
Online American English dictionary and thesaurus.
Thesauri Online
From the American Society of Indexers website.
The Free Dictionary
General reference portal.
One-Look Dictionary Search
Look up a word in 998 online dictionaries at once.
Handspeak
American Sign Language online dictionary
Vocabulary Builders
Vocabulary University
Educational stimulation & fun for K-College Prep
UnivSource Vocabulary Builder
Over 1,750 words found on exams such as SAT, GRE, etc.
Free Vocabulary Web Games
Improve your vocabulary - from Sheppard Software
The Mavens' Word of the Day Archive
Vocabulary archive from Random House
World Languages
Sounds of the World's Animals
How different languages express non-human speech
International Tongue Twisters
From AlphaDictionary.com
Language Mysteries
User-submitted mysteries from Omniglot.com
Writing Guides
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
An interactive online writing guide and handbook
The Write Place
Information on every aspect of college-level writing
Writer's Resource Center
News, articles, information and opportunities for writers
Online Publications
Foreign Newspapers Online
Online newspaper links - from Multilingual Books
Poetry Links @ Drowningman.net
Comprehensive directory of literary publications
 



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