Archive for the 'Reference' Tag

BBC has an interesting section called Science & Nature with sub-sections for Animals, Prehistoric Life, Human Body & Mind, Space and HOT TOPICS - The science behind the news.

New York Times used to charge for access to parts of its content. I found that annoying and stopped going there, there are many other sources for news. Now they have changed their mind, Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site which I think is great.
TechCrunch writes The End Of The Pay [...]

I often use Google as an English-English dictionary, there is an easy way to search dictionaries. Simply type
define: thewordyoulookfor
then click and you get a list of text from dictionaries.

While searching for some phrases I found The Phrase Finder. There presentation says:
Whether you want to resolve a friendly argument over how a saying or phrase originated or whether you just enjoy words, you’ll probably find something here to interest you.
There are also Well-known misquotations and Popular Fallacies.

Have you ever wondered what the … an acronym or abbreviation stands for? Go to Acronym Finder which contains more than 3 million acronyms and abbreviations.

Idioms and phrases is a great place. It is compiled from the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms and the Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms. The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English.
The Idioms-dictionary is part of TheFreeDictionary.com.

Do you wonder what GI is in general or for some specific food. Then go to The Glycemic Index which is the Official Website of the Glycemic Index and GI Database.

Spelling differences between American and British English is a really useful page for those who need/want to get the spelling correct.

There is a useful Financial dictionary over at specialinvestor.com. Currently there are over 3000 financial terms.

Phrasen.com is a nice dictionary for translating phrases between German and English. Many phrases can not be translated word for word, you have to find the local one with the same or similar meaning.

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