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57 Vote	German Coast Guard The Berlitz people underscore the importance of learning a foreign language. posted to videos by ifnord, Jul 31st	( 0 )



12 Vote	List of ethnic slurs "A slur can be anything from an insinuation or critical remark to an insult. The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory... or downright insulting manner in the English-speaking world." posted to language by Brad, Nov 26th, 2006	( 17 )



8 Vote	The Aargh Page Tracking various spellings of "aargh" throughout the web. posted to language by Brad, Jan 10th, 2006	( 4 )



0 Vote	Lost in Translation What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between 5 different languages? posted to language by FurQ, Oct 17th, 2005	( 9 )



48 Vote	Ambigrams An ambigram is a word presented like an image that can be read symmetrically. This is a gallery of some really awesome ones. posted to language by Planettroy, Sep 13th, 2005	( 4 )



17 Vote	Words and phrases that sound gross but aren't "Here is my list of words that sound gross but aren't. Definitions are from either Merriam-Webster Online or the Oxford English Dictionary. Other sources are noted." posted to language by Brad, Jun 8th, 2005	( 10 )



11 Vote	A Dictionary of Old Hobo Slang "Compiled from many books on hoboes, and also some original material supplied to the author." posted to language by Brad, May 5th, 2005	( 4 )



0 Vote	Write in Runes Write your name and this translator will convert in to Rune symbols. posted to language by hnkn, Apr 1st, 2005	( 4 )



9 Vote	The Eggcorn Database "This site collects unusual spellings of a particular kind, which have come to be called eggcorns. Typical examples include free reign (instead of free rein) or hone in on (instead of home in on), and many more or less common reshapings of words and expressions..." posted to language by Brad, Mar 16th, 2005	( 3 )



16 Vote	Swearsaurus "How to insult, swear, cuss, and curse in 165 languages!" posted to language by Brad, Jan 27th, 2005	( 3 )



20 Vote	Japanese name translation "Welcome to japanese-name-translation.com, the only place you can have your full name automatically translated into Japanese katakana symbols for free!" posted to language by Brad, Jan 7th, 2005	( 2 )



0 Vote	One Word There is one word at the top of the page; you have sixty seconds to write about it. You can also read other people's writings. "Don't think. Just write." posted to language by rewinder, Nov 17th, 2004	( 9 )



0 Vote	Pain in the English Find the answers to all your nagging questions about the English language. Learn, for example, the origin of the slang term "broad", whether an @ is called an "at sign" or "at symbol", and where the hell you're supposed to put that goddamn apostrophe. posted to language by Atlantima, Oct 27th, 2004	( 1 )



0 Vote	Handwriting for Kids Remember back in Kindergarten, when you were shaping your name and you got those handout sheets to shape the letters? Now you can customize your own. Click and type in your name and it will generate a page to print out for you. posted to language by Planettroy, Oct 22nd, 2004	( 11 )



16 Vote	Wordcount "WordCount™ is an interactive presentation of the 86,800 most frequently used English words." Enter a word and find out how popular it is. posted to language by Brad, Aug 9th, 2004	( 34 )



0 Vote	How Fast Do You Read? Read the story until the timer runs out to find how many words you read in a minute. posted to language by evilfairy, Jul 24th, 2004	( 18 )



13 Vote	A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia A huge number of interesting and bizarre facts about words. posted to language by Brad, Apr 29th, 2004	( 2 )



0 Vote	Palindromes A list of most of the known palindromes in the English language. posted to language by SirMuffinMan, Apr 1st, 2004	( 2 )



0 Vote	Boston Online Glossary A glossary of different Boston accents. Includes such favourites like 'chowdahead' and 'beeah'. posted to language by crazy_diamond_73, Mar 25th, 2004	( 1 )



0 Vote	A Dictionary of Slang A guide to Cockney slang. posted to language by crazy_diamond_73, Mar 25th, 2004	( 1 )



12 Vote	Rockface Rescue Rescue people with your helicopter. Cursor keys to navigate, spacebar to lower your winch-man and Z to see the overall map. posted to language by Brad, Jan 25th, 2004	( 1 )



0 Vote	Slang Flashcards Forget old school slang. These cards are the shizzle. If you think a hoopty is a kid's toy and bling bling is a panda, then you probably need these cards. Get a set for your grandparents, too, so they won't be afraid to leave the house. posted to language by gabe, Jan 23rd, 2004	( 0 )



53 Vote	1960's Slang "In the early 60's, as today, the young people had a different lingo and it, as today, drove our parents nuts. These are a few of the slang words that were used in the sixties." posted to language by Brad, Jan 23rd, 2004	( 0 )



0 Vote	Brain Alphabet Each letter is a close-up of bumps and grooves found on the surface of the human brain. Download all 26 letters or click and drag each letter to spell a word. posted to language by Anijunga, Dec 17th, 2003	( 5 )



0 Vote	Visual Thesaurus Type in a word in the upper left-hand corner, click "Look it up" and you'll see an interactive map showing the meaning of your word. posted to language by Anijunga, Dec 1st, 2003	( 2 )



0 Vote	~~The Racial Slur Database~~ A database of over 2,000 racial slurs. Submit your own slur of ethnic or racial orgin. Note: homosexual is not a race. posted to language by Anijunga, Oct 26th, 2003	( 8 )



9 Vote	Word Pirates "WordPirates is a place to point out and discuss words that have had their meanings distorted, probably on purpose, to achieve a commercial, political or selfish end." posted to language by Brad, Sep 18th, 2003	( 3 )



0 Vote	A Prisoner's Dictionary Words and phrases from prison. posted to language by Anijunga, Aug 26th, 2003	( 1 )



0 Vote	English-to-Pirate Translator Get ready for International Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19th with this translator. Ye best weigh anchor or I'll give ye a taste of the cap'n's daughter! posted to language by Anijunga, Aug 24th, 2003	( 0 )



23 Vote	80s Video Game Fonts A great collection of fonts from classic 80s video games. posted to language by Brad, Jul 26th, 2003	( 2 )



6 Vote	Cliché Finder "Have you been searching for just the right cliché to use? Are you searching for a cliché using the word "cat" or "day" but haven't been able to come up with one? Just enter any words in the form below, and this search engine will return any clichés which use that phrase..." posted to language by Brad, Jun 15th, 2003	( 0 )



0 Vote	Speech Accent Archive Ever wonder how a Tibetan speaker from Lhasa, Tibet would sound speaking English? Or how about a Gujarati speaker from Bombay? This site contains 247 Quicktime speech samples of people reading a standard paragraph. Also includes phonetic generalizations (click on the red "i") posted to language by Anijunga, Jun 5th, 2003	( 2 )



0 Vote	Swearasarus How to swear, curse, insult, and cuss in 107 languages with English translations. posted to language by Anijunga, Jun 5th, 2003	( 1 )



8 Vote	Ka-BOOM! The Dictionary of Champions An exhaustive and entertaining dictionary of words and sound effects used in comic books. ("EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE see EEEEEEEEEEE") posted to language by Brad, May 30th, 2003	( 0 )



6 Vote	An introduction to Unh! "Once upon a time, I had a desire to assemble panels from comic books which contained word balloons expressing discomfort." posted to language by Brad, May 30th, 2003	( 0 )



10 Vote	Teen Lingo "Are you down with the lingo that kids use today? Don't get caught using the old school words that just don't fly! Get up to date quick with Jonathan's Dictionary!" posted to language by Brad, May 21st, 2003	( 1 )



8 Vote	Children's Rhymes From the 80s "The purpose of this page is to list out various childrens' rhymes that were popular during the 80s." posted to language by Brad, May 14th, 2003	( 0 )



4 Vote	Ancient Scripts "The aim of Ancient Scripts is... to give an introduction to writing systems, which hopefully will tantalize the reader into searching for more information on the web or in books and publications. " posted to language by Brad, Apr 30th, 2003	( 0 )



0 Vote	Thief Slang Known as thieves cant, this site offers a dictionary of words used by thieves, based on the "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence" from 1811. Are you a lully prigger? posted to language by Anijunga, Apr 24th, 2003	( 0 )



9 Vote	Rap Dictionary A comprehensive glossary of words and terms used in rap music, often with sources cited. posted to language by Brad, Apr 17th, 2003	( 0 )



9 Vote	The Phrase Finder "Meanings and Origins of Phrases, sayings, cliches and quotes" posted to language by Brad, Mar 26th, 2003	( 0 )



5 Vote	Daypop Top Word Bursts "Word Bursts are heightened usage of certain words in weblogs within the last couple days. They are indicators of what webloggers are writing about right now." posted to language by Brad, Mar 4th, 2003	( 0 )



6 Vote	A Table Alphabeticall of Hard Usual English Words Text of the first English dictionary, first printed in 1604. posted to language by Brad, Feb 4th, 2003	( 2 )



7 Vote	My CHUM Collection A collection of items featuring the word 'chum'. posted to language by Brad, Jan 13th, 2003	( 1 )



12 Vote	The Erotics of Type "From the simple figure 69, to elaborate tongue-in-cheek exercises like Michael Worthington's 'Dominatrix' typeface, typographers and type designers as well as readers (and censors) have used letters and ciphers to suggest 'prurient' content. " posted to language by Brad, Nov 26th, 2002	( 0 )



0 Vote	1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters With 2080 entries in over 90 languages, such as English, Afrikaans, Icelandic and Zulu posted to language by Anijunga, Nov 25th, 2002	( 0 )



6 Vote	The Naming Newsletter Tips and strategies and stories about corporate naming. Interesting stuff, such as this one about Coca-Cola's Chinese name issues. posted to language by Brad, Nov 8th, 2002	( 0 )



6 Vote	Interactive Poem "The following demonstration depicts a collection of words. The words sometimes shape semi-sentences. Sometimes they shape rubbish. It's up to you to figure out if it means anything to you. That's what art is about." posted to language by Brad, Nov 4th, 2002	( 0 )



4 Vote	In Passing A weblog of random overheard things. posted to language by Brad, Nov 4th, 2002	( 1 )



6 Vote	Dialect Survey Maps Geographical pronounciation and word choice information. How do you pronounce things in your area? posted to language by Brad, Nov 1st, 2002	( 4 )

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