The site contains two dictionaries, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd ed., rev. 2005) and the New Oxford American Dictionary (2nd ed., 2005). These are both single volume dictionaries of current English, each connected to a thesaurus, either the Oxford Thesaurus of English (2009) or the Oxford American Writers’ Thesaurus(2nd ed., 2008).
The section For writers and editors contains the following texts:
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New Hart’s Rules (2005)
- Allen, Robert. Pocket Fowler’s Modern English Usage (2nd ed., 2008)/ (US) Garner, Bryan. Garner’s Modern American Usage(3rd ed., 2009)
- New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors
(2005)
- Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2nd ed., 2009)
The writing skills section contains material amalgamated and adapted for online use from a variety of sources, including :
- Butterfield, Jeremy. Oxford A-Z of English Usage (2007)
- Seeley, John. Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation (2nd ed., 2009)
- Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students (2006)
- Compact Oxford Thesaurus for university and College Students (2007)
- Oxford A-Z of Better Spelling (2nd ed., 2009)
The puzzles section contains a crossword solver and an anagram solver.
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