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Tuesday, Jul 22nd, 2008 ↓WikiLook : Dictionary right under your mouse pointer - [Firefox Extention]
Are you one of those who likes to read much online but hates to open a new tab and search for an unknown word’s meaning each time ? WikiLook is the solution then.
WikiLook is a nice Firefox extention which allows you to see the defination of a word from dictionary without requiring to open a new tab or window.
How to use:
1. Press Shift
2. Move mouse pointer just a bit, still holding it over selected word.
3. Wait half a second.
The other way, moving mouse first and then pressing Shift will not work, to make sure add-on won’t interfere, when user decided to type some text..
—or—
1. Highlight any word or idiom with your mouse.
2. Move mouse pointer just a bit, still holding it over selected word.
3. Wait half a second.
Gives me just another reason to use Firefox.
Unscramble, find, rhyme or define that word!
It is not uncommon to find oneself in a “play with words” situation. Some time we need to find the rhyming words for a poetry or just unscramble the letters to form a word. Unscramble makes this work easier.
Some other good services offered by Unscramble are:
CROSSWORD FINDER
Just enter the word with ‘?’ to indicate missing letters and it will tell you the word.
FIND
Enter the letters of the beginning, middle or end of the word to find it (sometimes helpful in searching good domain names).
DICTIONARY
Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and related words can be easily searched for.
I often use Unscramble to cheat online word games or solve the puzzles.
teaching abc (via How Web Savvy Parents Can Help Kids Learn The English Alphabet )
5 easy ways/tools to improve your English vocabulary
Today though the local languages are gearing up but still one cannot go along, without a good English. Apart for the communication over net, it is a necessary field for the new age examinations and tests.
So here are the 5 easy yet effective ways which will not only improve your English vocabulary but also make the whole process fun.
1) BBC » Learning English
This BBC platform provides various lessons through news articles, webcasts, blogs, quizzes and “how to” lessons. All the lessons have an audio support of whole script or lesson. Furthermore the lessons are followed by an interactive practice session. Apart from this the site also has an option to learn English in your own language.
RSS Feed for BBC: English Learning
WhiteSmoke can improve your whole experience of written communication – at home, at the workplace and on the Internet. Based on patented Natural Language Processing technology, WhiteSmoke performs advanced and context-based English grammar, spelling and punctuation checking, as well as text enrichment with synonyms, adverbs and adjectives. Enhance your English writing in just one click with WhiteSmoke, and communicate more effectively.
Though WhiteSmoke sounds much like the usual word enhancement, it is much more than that and an efficient tool to improve your vocabulary.
Here is the Free WhiteSmoke Google addon
If Orkut is for social networking then Wordie is for social word sharing.
Wordie is for people who love words. Start by making word lists: words you love, words you hate, words on a given topic, whatever. Add citations, comments, and tags. See who else has listed the same words.
4) Mnemonic Dictionary
Unlike ordinary dictionaries this dictionary not only gives you meaning of words but also a key mnemonic to retain that meaning of words for long time in our memory.
An example from Mnemonic Dictionary :
Word — abase
Meaning — lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
Mnemonic — abase means without base and without base things fall down — so degrade (just imagine a house without a strong base)
Just see how easy it is to remember meaning of abase using mnemonic.
RSS feed for daily words | Get Mnemonic Word of the Day on your Mobile
Another trick worth trying is adding the “Word of the Day” feed offered by various web-sites. These feeds can be easily added to your favourite feed reader site/program and help you enhance your vocabulary.
Following are some of the best “Word of the Day” providers:
Dictionary.com Word of the Day | Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day | Wordsmith.org: Today’s Word
Old-School-Method
In the end, if you want to keep away from the computer and still wanna improve your vocabulary then the “old-school-method” is still the best. Keep a handy small diary with yourself and write the interesting words and phrases as you come around them. Share those with your friends (as you do on “Wordie”) and show off your vocabulary.
So try the methods above and share the ones you like the most.
Ask about English - Group discussions (Tuesday 20th May) →
Our language expert, Catherine Chapman, answers this question from Mayur in India: ‘I will have to face interview and group discussions in order to get recruited into a company, can you please tell…
Learning & exam skills >> BBC - Ask About English
Check out this link from “BBC - Ask About English” page where most of your FAQs (Frequently asked questions) about English Grammer have been answered. The topics covered are given below:
Learning & exam skills
- Choosing a dictionary
Which is the best English-English dictionary for you?- Exams 1: CAE exam writing
Roger Woodham gives detailed advice to help improve your writing in exams- Exams 2: CAE and CPE exams
What are the differences between the CAE and CPE exams?- Exams 3: the IELTS exam
Find out what IELTS is and who needs it- Exams 4: IELTS writing tasks
Kathey Zheng from China is worried about the writing exam and asks for advice- Exams 5: The IELTS speaking test
There are many ways to improve your performance in the speaking exam- Improving listening skills
Roger Woodham suggests a variety of listening practice activities to help improve your listening skills- Improving your accent
Marcos Alonso from Paraguay asks how he can improve his acccent for his FCE speaking exam- Learning new words
Is it better to learn lists of words or to learn words from reading texts?- Learning styles and preferences
Understanding how you like to learn will improve your learning skills- Reading 1: extending your vocabulary
Roger Woodham explains how to improve your vocabulary through reading comprehension activities- Reading 2: choosing the best books
Choose stories that grip your attention, and ones with straighforward plots- Reading 3: improving comprehension
Tips on how to improve your understanding of texts and your answers to comprehension tasks- Writing 1: long essays
Brinda Raymahasay from India would like to know how to answer long, essay type questions- Writing 2: business letters
There are many conventions to follow when you write a business letter- Writing 3: types of error
Muhamed Maiwada from Nigeria wants to know about ‘typos, mangled sentences and cliches.’- Writing 4: netiquette
Should you open and close a formal emails in the same way as a formal letter?
Video: RSS in Plain English
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