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The Plain Language Commission
We can help you use plain-English principles to clarify your web and printed communications.
We work for all kinds of organisations - government departments, financial services companies, registered social landlords, regulators, ombudsmen, local authorities, pension schemes, hospital trusts, utilities, telecom companies and international law firms.
The Plain Language Commission
Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionary
AskOxford has been reincarnated as Oxford Dictionaries Online, a brand new dictionary and language reference site from Oxford, with a comprehensive dictionary, practical language resources, articles, FAQs, games, and much more.
Oxford Dictionaries on-line
Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionaries on-line
Collins Dictionary (online)
Collins has been a pioneering dictionary publisher since 1819. Constantly at the forefront of language change and drawing from its 4.5 billion word corpus, the largest word database of its kind. Collinsdictionary.com not only translates across 50 languages but is the only online dictionary open to new word submissions from the public.
Collins
ONE LOOK Dictionary
19,044,271 words in 1062 dictionaries indexed.
One Look Dictionary
Another source of interesting pieces about the English Language is the British Council.
The Queen's English Society does not promote these sites but includes them for information and interest.