Forvo is a new website where you can find a huge array of words pronounced in their original languages. Native speakers can upload their own pronunciations — it's "crowdsourcing" at its best.
Topic : OnlineHere are social networking sites for book lovers, allowing you to create a virtual bookshelf and share recommendations with fellow bibliophiles. Here are some great online resources for getting children interested in poetry. Article Topics:Mark Twain, lauded by many as America's greatest humorist, has a strong online presence nearly a century after his death. Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexiconIs Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?  October 21, 2008 By Ben Zimmer
Last week, American lexiphiles celebrated the 250th birthday of Noah Webster — or his semiquincentennial, if you want to be sesquipedalian about it. On the other side of the pond, British word lovers recently had their own Dictionary Day, on the 299th birthday of Samuel Johnson. (Mark your calendars now for the big Johnsonian blow-out of September 18, 2009, sure to be a rollicking tercentennial!)
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