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==English Language Resources==
 
==English Language Resources==
 
* [http://www.idioms-today.com/ Idioms Today] is a database of  English idioms and idiomatic expressions.
 
* [http://www.idioms-today.com/ Idioms Today] is a database of  English idioms and idiomatic expressions.
* [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html The phrase finder] is a database about the meanings and origins of English Phrases, Sayings, Idioms and Expressions.
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* [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html The phrase finder] is a database about the meanings and origins of English Phrases, Sayings, Idioms and Expressions
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* [http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html Common Errors in English Usage] by Paul Brians
 
==Useful Language Links==
 
==Useful Language Links==
 
Have you found an interesting and useful language link? Add it here!
 
Have you found an interesting and useful language link? Add it here!
 
*[http://www.transedit.se/dictionary_links.htm TransEdit dictionary links] to online dictionaries (English and otherwise), including slang dictionaries
 
*[http://www.transedit.se/dictionary_links.htm TransEdit dictionary links] to online dictionaries (English and otherwise), including slang dictionaries

Revision as of 00:53, 2 August 2011

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a great translation resource, especially for technical terms. Come across a rare animal species in a translation? Look it up on Wikipedia in English and then switch to the page in your own language (assuming it exists). This will generally give you a state-of-the-art translation.

Unit Conversion Tools

There are lots of unit conversion tools on the internet. Found one that was particularly helpful? Mention it here!

Suggested tools:

Multilingual Databases

  • InterActive Terminology for Europe incorporates all of the existing terminology databases of the EU’s translation services into one interinstitutional database containing approximately 1.4 million multilingual entries.

English Language Resources

Useful Language Links

Have you found an interesting and useful language link? Add it here!