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Merriam-Webster's Word Central - offers kids a student dictionary, Word of the Day, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents and teachers.
chiasmus.com - literary device that occurs when the order of words is reversed in parallel phrases. Includes an archive of chiastic quotations and details on the book by Mardy Grothe.
Goofinder's Jargon Drain - contains pieces of writing written in non-technical jargon. Slightly humourous, but not really.
Web Directory: Word Play - sites that feature fun with words.
Irony and Ignorance - discusses the usage of the word
Word Police - find out if you have what it takes to issue grammar citations by taking the entrance exam.
Institution of Silly & Meaningless Sayings (ISMS) - the world's foremost authority on malapropisms, mixed metaphors, spoonerisms, attempts at using foreign phrases, but mostly just downright nonsense that sounds correct (if said with conviction).
Word Fugitives - America's 10 most wanted words, from Barbara Wallraff.
Forthright's Phrontistery - offers a dictionary of obscure and rare words, the International House of Logorrhea, topical word lists, and other English language resources.
Word Safari: Vocabulary Expeditions - playful approach to sharpening English vocabulary used in academic reading and writing; makes web-surfing an opportunity to experience words in context.