Ask Oxford

This site is obsessed with the English language. From the homepage you will see articles about the nature of language and it's usage. At the time of writing they included articles about text messaging on mobile phones and quotations about Cricket. You will also find a Word of the Day, a Quote of the Week, a Quiz and a Crossword. However, as a reference tool you need to wander around the links at the top of the page. They're green and turn orange when your mouse pointer moves over them.


It never seems to go quite far enough though. All the sections are interesting as far as they do go. But lots of items seem a little like site padding.


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Ask The Experts Want to know the collective name for a kind of animal? Herons? Snakes? Or maybe Baboons? Maybe you would rather check out some grammatical jargon. What exactly is the Superlative? Perhaps you would simply like to read the fascinating list of frequently asked questions about grammar, words and their origins, or spelling? Do it all here. And if you're still unsure about something, click the Oxford Word and Language Service link for further help.


World of Words Articles about language and its usage.


Better Writing Plain English, letter writing and a list of classic errors we make when writing.


Other Features A word game. A shop with a handful of writing usage titles. An interesting search facility that allows you to search the site, a dictionary and thesaurus, a book of first names.