Our Favorite Resources: Online and Print (32)

Howard Chang talks about why we love both online and print books and other resources about words. (1:50) Dave Shepherd shares some suggestions by listeners for good online word resources. Thanks especially to Frank Jonen for The Devil's Dictionary and Eric Strauss for The Origins of Cliches. (4:36) Howard Shepherd sings the praises of Bartleby.com. (5:56) Howard Chang and Dave talk about many of their favorite online sites (7:25): The Oxford English Dictionary Online The Online Etymology Dictionary Dictionary.com Urban Dictionary Podictionary A Word a Day from Wordsmith.org Song: 'Find the Words,' by Chandler (14:05) Rude word of the week: 'plagiarist' (18:20) Song: 'Blue Book,' by Jamen Brooks (21:26) Howard Chang, Howard Shepherd, and Dave discuss their favorite word books (25:04): The New College Latin & English Dictionary The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White 100 Words Every High-School Graduate Should Know Latin for the Illiterati, by Jon R. Stone Amo, Amat, Amas, and More, by Eugene H. Ehrlich It's Greek to Me: Brush Up Your Classics by Michael Macrone An Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe, by Glanville Price The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Expletive Deleted!, by Ruth Wajnryb Eats, Shoots and Leaves, by Lynne Truss Writing Without Teachers, by Peter Elbow Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 36:53 size: 16.9 Mb rating: G (People of all ages should read word books.)