- American English
Useful list of words with different spelling in the UK, the US and Canada. Aluminum / Aluminium etc.
http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html
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- Aussie slang
Specially for drongos who don't understand this stuff, an exhaustive list of Australian slang
http://www.aussieslang.com/
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- Cliché Finder
Is your conversation too fresh and original? This searchable list of over 3,300 clichés could be just what the doctor ordered.
http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
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- Cockney Rhyming Slang
Over 1,000 examples of rhyming slang lovingly collected.
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/
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- Dictionary of Military Terms
Including military acronyms and newspeak like "collateral damage". Recently revised.
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/
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- Dictionary.com
Good collection of dictionaries - including crossword dictionaries (premium content).
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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- Glossary of Poetic Terms
Impress your reading group with useful words like "zuegma" and "meiosis".
http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html
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- Rhyming Dictionary
Claims there is no rhyme for 'Duchess' when every Elvis Costello fan will tell you it's 'clutches'. Otherwise quite good.
http://www.rhymezone.com
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- The Skeptics Dictionary
"A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (and how to think critically about them)."
http://skepdic.com/
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- Your Dictionary
Great collection of dictionaries, including over 280 language dictionaries - everything from Afrikaans to Zulu.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
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