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[Grant Barrett]

On Jul 6, 2006, at 12:11, Mark A. Mandel wrote:
> Shouldn't we have an FAQ? No, I'm not volunteering to compile it.

Last time we tried to make one it turned out almost nobody
volunteered to compile it. In the stead of an ADS FAQ, I offer the
following list. Nine out of ten language questions from the public
can be answered by these pages.

Alt.usage.english FAQ
http://alt-usage-english.org/fast_faq.shtml

AskOxford
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/?view=uk

WordOrigins.org Big List
http://www.wordorigins.org/biglist1.html

Linguist List "Ask A Linguist"
http://www.linguistlist.org/ask-ling/


Grant Barrett
Double-Tongued Word Wrester
http://www.doubletongued.org/
editor at doubletongued.org

The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English (May 2006, McGraw-Hill)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071458042/

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