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Lost for Words?
Weasel Words?
Clichés?
Grammar?
Dialects?
Metaphors?
Lost in translation?
Signs of the Times?
(updates)
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Color Me
What?
Body Language?
Got Personality? (updates)
Research?
The Big Idea?
(new)
Poetry?
What's up Doc?
What's in a Name? (new)
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Lost
for Words?
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Links below may help when the cat has got
your tongue.
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acronyms: |
All Acronyms - The Largest and Most Comprehensive Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary
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phrases: |
Six
Ways to Instantly Find the Right Words
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How
to Title Your Book
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Incurable
Disease of Writing
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Oppostive
Words
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Phrase
and word origins
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Phrase Finder
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The
Phrase Finder
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Synonyms
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Word
Hippo
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words: |
dictionary.com
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Google
Dictionary
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HotForWords
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incredibly
fast dictionary
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merriam-webster.com
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MyDictionaryDotCom
Channel
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OneLook
Dictionary Search
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Wiktionary
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word tools: |
Word
Count Tool
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Weasel Words?
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What are they? Why they are to be
avoided. Links below:
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Avoid
Weasel Words at Work
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Origin of
the Weasel Word
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Weasel
words
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Cliches?
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Why did Shakespeare use so many of them?
( It's a joke. ;) )
Avoid them. Links below:
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Avoid
Clichés
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Cliché
Finder
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Clichés
by Letter
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Grammar?
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Grammar? Spelling? Links below:
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Ten
Words You Need to Stop Misspelling
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Grammar
101
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Grammar
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Grammar
Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude
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Irregular
Verbs: Lay and Lie
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How
to use a semicolon
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Dialects?
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Foreign? Domestic? Links below:
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A
Historical Dictionary of American Slang
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The
Online Slang Dictionary
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The
very Best of British
(The American's Guide
to Speaking British)
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Metaphors?
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Links below:
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Top
10 Metaphors of 2008
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Lost in
Translation?
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Links to free on-line translators below:
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Bing
Translator
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Google
Translator
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Signs of
the Times?
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Links below may help getting the times,
datelines, timelines, signs of the times, dates, signs in the
heavens, hours, whatever, etc.
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Astronomical Applications — Naval Oceanography Portal
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Calendar
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Calendars, holidays and date calculators
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The
calendar: Old Style, New Style, other styles
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Canonical
Hours
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Historical-Modern
Calendar Elements in Transition
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In
the 70s
In
the 80s
In
the 90s
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Movies
- listed by date of release
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ORDINAL DATE AND GMT
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The
People History Blog
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Timelines
of History
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Color Me
What?
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Some of these links may suggest some subtle
shades.
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HTML
Color Names
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List
of Colors
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Sortable
Color Name Chart
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Body
Language
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Actions speak louder than words.
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Body
language
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Body
Language Explained
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Decoding,
Interpreting Body Language
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Using
Body Language
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Got
Personality?
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Some help for your
characters to stay in character.
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10 Things Every Woman Should Know About a Man's Brain
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10
Tips to Reveal Your Character’s Character
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Bad
Bosses: What Kind Are You?
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The
Character Therapist
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Characterization
- Show, Don't Tell
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Jung
Typology Test
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MBTI
Basics
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The
Men's Guide to Female English
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Myers
Briggs Personality Type
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Psychological
Type Profiles
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What
Makes a Character?
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Research?
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What's hot? What's
not? What's true? What's not? Facts?
Fiction?
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Answers.com
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ChaCha:
Questions & Answers
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Google
Trends
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iwas
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Q
& A
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Snopes.com
(Rumor has it...)
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Wikipedia
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The Big
Idea?
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Can't think. Brain
dumb. Inspiration won't come .....
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25 Brainstorming Techniques
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Brainstorming
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Poetry?
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What
is Poetry?
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What's up
Doc?
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Some help for writing about
characters with medical conditions..
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* updates * |
Healthline
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How
to Write a Hospital Scene in Your Novel
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What's in a
Name?
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A rose by any other name would smell as
sweet ...
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* new * |
The Hot Word
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