Links to Help You with Life on CampusIf you’re a college freshman this fall, you’re probably tired of people telling you how “different” campus life will be. Living away from home for the first time is exhilarating and overwhelming at the same time. Here’s a bookmark list of resources that might help make the transition [...]

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Have you ever heard of the word “conurbation”? A friend of mine is sure this Scrabble gem has something to do with urban sprawl. Since I’m always on the lookout for a happy alternative to “megalopolis,” I let OneLook Dictionaries sift through more than 700,000 words from almost 150 dictionaries [...]

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Want to ask “Why don’t the Amish use electricity?” Need some tips from a Java pro? Then why not go straight to the source — online? You’ll find experts from all walks of life, whether high-tech or unplugged, who have set aside time to answer your questions.

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If you don’t know your “your” from your “you’re” or your “its” from your “it’s,” then it’s time you took an online refresher course in English grammar.
For help with befuddling grammatical usage, browse the On-Line English Grammar table of contents, search by letter of the alphabet or run a keyword [...]

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If you want to know something about everything, the ‘Net is probably the best thing going. FAQs–Frequently Asked Questions files–will get you up to speed on just about any topic for which you care to claim expertise. They’ll not only help you avoid asking stupid questions in newsgroup discussions, they’re also [...]

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