Anglish as she is spoke.

• I'll knock you up later.

 "I wish to be excused to attend to my bursting bodily functions!"

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English is a difficult language, especially for pronunciation, spelling, grammar and vocabulary. Just about everything. To make it worse, many words sound the same with different spellings. Others have the same spelling but mean different things. Other words have a lot of consonants that are not spoken. I have never met anyone who  speaks English perfectly. I am still learning it after seventy seven years. I have possibly three or four years left to perfect it and by that time there will be no opportunity to speak it. Here are some websites that might help learners of English.

English dictionaries: http://www.m-w.com/ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ http://www.wordreference.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://thesaurus.reference.com/ http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ http://www.urbandictionary/.com/ http://www.wordspy.com/ (new words) English idioms and idiomatic expressions: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/ Faux-amis: http://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/Enseignement_de_l%27anglais/Faux_amis Synonyms: http://kylescholz.com/projects/wordnet/ French dictionary: http://www.lexilogos.com/francais_langue_dictionnaires.htm And if you still have not found what you are looking for: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/dglf/traduction/Dicmonolingues.htm http://www.dicorama.com/ http://www.bibl.ulaval.ca/mieux/chercher/ouvrages_ref_elec/les_indispensables http://www.britannica.com/ Rhyming dictionary and more: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref28.05.00/ Maps: http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blindex.htm http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

Apostrophe Protection Society - Illustrates the correct use of the apostrophe in spelling the plural and possessive. Gives examples of misuse and the rules and examples for correct use. Berlitz - Offers self-study instruction, cross-cultural training, and lessons designed specifically for children. Churchill House: Online English - Downloadable programs and lesson plans, interactive quizzes and information on exams. Communication Station - Opportunity to create writing projects with corrections via E-mail. Information about Canadian culture and resources for teachers and students. Concord Middle School ESL Page - Resources for students learning English as a Second Language (ESL). Tied to the Making Connections textbook series. Corrine's ESL Homepage - A site for ESL students to have fun learning by surfing the internet in English for shopping, cooking, music, kids, sports, holidays. Oriented toward Japanese students. EFL Centre - Opportunity to contribute to chain stories with other students around the world and has a grammar tip of the week, with student exercises. EFL Club - Includes games, tests, and quizzes for young learners who are beginner to lower-intermediate level. EFL Worksheets - Subscription fee for downloadable grammar, vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation material for classroom and self-study use. Samples available for intermediate and advanced learners. EFL/ESP Software - Provides downloadable freeware geared toward business language learners. EFLNet - Offers grammar quizzes, for beginner to intermediate and rated by level of difficulty and vocabulary exercises for advanced learners. Also phrasal verbs list with practice quizzes and a chat forum. English at Home - Learning tips and advice for learning or improving grammar, speaking, and vocabulary. Also learning games and a free newsletter. Requires Flash. English4u - Grammar explanations, free grammar, multiple choice and irregular verbs exercises and crosswords for beginner to intermediate level. English Daily - Includes American slang expressions, proverbs, grammar, common mistakes, song lyrics and other topics. English Practice - Members only registration required. Interactive exercises, grammar, dictionary. EnglishOnline - Daily word list, exercises, cartons, tests and articles. English Zone - Combination of fee-based and free grammar, spelling, vocabulary, reading and writing exercises and tests subdivided by level and a conversation area with listening exercises chat room and a message board. There is a quick reference area for a basic words list, fables and idioms. Features humor and links to other resources. ESL Classroom - Interactive grammar quizzes, reading and vocabulary exercises for students. ESL eBooks - Offers free e-mail lessons and e-books after joining the book club. ESL Resource Center - Resources for international students including free lessons. ESL Resources - Includes materials for adult literacy, phonology, and general English, from beginner to advanced level. ESL Town - Features stories, quizzes, games, listening exercises, overseas program links, pen pals and forums. The ESL Wonderland - Offers listening, reading and grammar exercises. ESLgo - Offers free online classes and message boards for English learners. Everyday English - Features free audio, video and animated lesson-ettes for those tricky features of the English language. Expert English - Offers e-mail lessons, and some grammar, vocabulary, and American slang hints. Fiesta English - Features grammar and vocabulary tests for Spanish speaking students, a Spanish-English vocabulary by category section and trivia quizzes. Free English - Registration and login required to access free learning games. Also available on CDROM. Interesting Things for ESL Students - Free textbook and study area with a daily page of proverbs, slang, anagrams, and quizzes. Requires Flash player. Isabel's ESL Site - Offers quizzes, tests, comprehension, grammar exercises and popular songs for secondary students. Language Communication and Technology II/III - History on "Aussie Lingo" with an Australian slang dictionary and help in understanding pronunciation. Language Guide English - Names of hundreds of common objects where the beginner student can hover the cursor over an image and hear its pronunciation and spelling. Learn English as a Second Language - Offers grammar and vocabulary activities, word games, pen pal listings, and question-and-answer service. Includes free classroom handouts for teachers. Learn English: British Council - Offers interactive games, competitions, grammar exercises, and stories. Learn English With Teachermuriel - Offers EFL resources for (pre-)intermediate and advanced students, including interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises. Learning English - Contains information about schools around the world and offers grammar and vocabulary explanations and exercises. Learning English: BBC World Service - Utilizes news format with audio and video available, discussion groups and quizzes to improve usage and vocabulary for the upper-intermediate to advanced learner. Learning English: Choosing an English Language School - Answers to questions about how to learn English, choosing a school, the best examination to do, and what makes a good business English course. Mastering Internet Basics - Tutorial for students who would like to make use of Internet resources for practice. Must be a registered student at the "Institut für Anglistik / Amerikanistik", TU Dresden. Mr Peter's - Games, common expressions, interactive test and Chinese translator. My ESL Pages - Exercises designed for adult students who are native speakers of French. Passport - Offers practice based on the OUP Passport textbook for Japanese learners. SelfAccess.com. - Fee-based interactive lessons offered to help improve scores on the IELTS, TOEFL, EAP, and FCE exams. Semesters Three and Four - Offers lessons, examples, quizzes and activities which accompany the Headway Pre-Intermediate book for units 1 through 12. Sheppard Software - Offers free and shareware versions of learning material which include US state games, vocabulary training, quizzes and the opportunity to play the games online. Spellzone - Fee-based interactive spelling exercises for older students and adults. Contains word lists, spelling rules and pronunciation guides for different ability levels. Studio Classroom Taiwan - From the magazine and radio program designed to teach conversation to Mandarin-speaking Chinese students. Tony's EFL Net - General, business, listening and telephoning are offered. Explanation of Cockney English and a teacher's guide to working abroad. Registration is required for some areas and is for Swedish learners. Yellowallet - Contains grammar tips, exercises, and materials. List of teachers and translators in Brazil. YES English Online - Offers a literature library, study materials, humor page, e-pals and worldwide newspaper link