Meme Day Four: A Site

[erastes]

Day one: a song
Day two:  a picture
Day three a book
Day four(today!): a site
Day five: a youtube clip
Day six: a quote
Day seven: whatever tickles your fancy

I spend a lot of times on a bazillion sites, so it's difficult to choose one, but I think I have to applaud The Online Etymology Dictionary.  It is a life saver, and a very handy reference.  I tend to spend more time on the Oxford English Dictionary now it's accessible through my library card, but it's usually a more long-winded version on E.O. 

A real boon for a historical writer, and the creator deserves a biscuit.  A big one.

Comments

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you for that reference!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

You are welcome!

[aunty_marion]

Wow, thanks for that! Most interesting. Have bookmarked for further perusal.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It surprises me so many people didn't know about it - the information is pukka, too, very rarely I've found a different source says a different etymol or whatever the noun is, but it's reliable.

[aunty_marion]

"a different etymology". Or 'derivation', if you'd prefer! ;-D

[ammonite7.livejournal.com]

Yaz, I also discovered this wonderful resource. Sometimes I wander around in there for the fun of it, the same way I do my thesaurus.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'm a word whore, so yes, I agree, I do that too.

[kcwarwick.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much. It's a site I should have found years ago and somehow didn't.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It's a very good resource, hope you get a lot of use out of it!

[tamara-allen.livejournal.com]

It is a life-saver. It's saved me several times and has only come up short on dating one or two terms for me in the past. I've found the Merriam Webster online dictionary a good back-up because it will invariably give you dates for obscure words, too.