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Aren't they wonderful? I've taken to writing with the internet open (I don't have broadband so it also stops incoming calls!) at http://thesaurus.reference.com/ for the dictionary/thesaurus or http://www.rhymer.com/ for rhymes if I'm looking for alliteration etc. Also, isn't the Word synonym function just brilliant? There's so much instant support out there I feel pampered!
Hi Howard.
Have a look at http://www.dictionarylink.com/
It has links to all sorts of online dictionary, thesaurus, crossword solvers, etc. I also use
http://www.rhymezone.com/ a lot when trying to find rhyming words for my poems.
Now why would I want online dictionaries when I've got all these lovely paperback ones, that I can pick up, look through and find what I want, instead of changing the page etc? Sorry I'm a traditionalist.
As a child I was always told to stop 'mantling' about. A Lincolnshire expression meaning stop getting in the way - I think. Wonder if there's any connection?
By the way there's also a rhyming dictionary which I find useful for writing poetry or slogans for competitions. Find it at: www.rhymezone.com
http://www.freewebs.com/dreaminspires
Writing and self-development site/blog
I've just discovered (forgive me if this is a Duh! moment) that my local library offers The Oxford Dictionary online. All I have to do is key in my libary number. This is great.
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Have a look at http://www.dictionarylink.com/
It has links to all sorts of online dictionary, thesaurus, crossword solvers, etc. I also use
http://www.rhymezone.com/ a lot when trying to find rhyming words for my poems.
When do you set off homewards for the holidays?
(Hi HP! Off Saturday very early for 8 days. Can't wait!)
By the way there's also a rhyming dictionary which I find useful for writing poetry or slogans for competitions. Find it at: www.rhymezone.com
http://www.freewebs.com/dreaminspires
Writing and self-development site/blog