Dictionary
Dictionaries, which are one type of reference material, pertain to resources usually in the form of books that contain words that are alphabetically organized and include information about their forms, pronunciations, meanings, functions, etymologies and syntactical and idiomatic uses. Some dictionaries provide translations of words from one language to another, while others feature terms on a specific subject such as medicine, science and literature. The articles below offer resources on dictionaries.
- Why You Should and Shouldn’t Use a Thesaurus
A thesaurus can be a useful tool for anyone that needs to communicate with other people. What is it? Are there times when you shouldn’t use it?
- Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
Although not by any means the 'First' of English Dictionaries, it remained 'the' definitive and most widely consulted one for over a century. Even after being upstaged by the Oxford Dictionary in later times, many of its definitions and quotations have remained in wide use.
- It's Only Words... 2
As I had mentioned in one of my previous articles, English is a very exciting and intriguing language, especially 'Etymology', the study of the origins and development of words. This time we have three more words with interesting origins...
