print email comment close World Wide Words: Exploring the English Language URL: http://www.worldwidewords.org/ Description: A "British viewpoint" to the uses of English and American slang. " World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution." Short, and sometime extensive, answers to questions about words and phrases, such as fuddy-duddy and balderdash . The page also looks at new words that have not yet made it to the dictionaries, offers short articles on issues relating to language, and reviews on the new dictionaries and CD-ROMs. Use the index for a starting list of words already explored, or use the search engine. Updated weekly. From word lover and contributing writer for various Oxford dictionaries, Michael Quinion. Author: Quinion, Michael Library of Congress Subject Headings: English language -- Periodicals English language -- Slang English language -- Terms and phrases Reference books -- Reviews LII Database Information: Record 5395 created by on 10/10/2000 Last modification on 07/19/2002 Published: 10/10/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5395