Of course, we’d always like you to visit Martha’s personal site and her blog, Orts, or Grant’s personal blog, The Lexicographer’s Rules, and his Double-Tongued Dictionary. You can also ask questions of your fellow language-lovers at our discussion forum. But those sites are only the beginning. The pages below include some of the works we use when researching questions for the show and our writing.

Most-Recommended

These books and web sites are especially recommended as reference works of first resort, the ones most likely to answer your questions with the best information. They are reliable, readily available, and respected by language professionals. Click on these links for more information.

American Heritage Dictionary *
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary *
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Historical Dictionary of American Slang
Webster’s Third New International Dictionary
Garner’s Modern American Usage
* Available for free at OneLook

Full Reference List

Dictionaries, Paper and Online
Non-Dictionary Language-Related Books
Pronunciation Guides
Style and Grammar Guides
Blogs, Internet Discussion Forums, and Other Web Sites
Language Societies