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Online Etymology Dictionary view detail comment email this

Find the origin of everyday words in this well-researched compilation. Browsable alphabetically and searchable. Includes list of abbreviations of language periods and parts of speech as well as key reference sources. The author, a writer/editor, has a clear "amateur's passion for linguistics."
http://www.etymonline.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language, Social Science
Last updated Mar 10, 2003


The Word Detective view detail comment email this

Online edition of the newspaper column of same name, written by Evan Morris, "answering readers' questions about words and language." Contains an archive of past columns, browsable by word or phrase.
http://www.word-detective.com/
Topics: English Language, Language
Last updated Aug 16, 2005




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