English websites useful to all of us

A list of the links to the websites described in this thread (for those prefer a short-cut):

1.  Free help from native English speakers for grammar and more

2. Find the most economic way to express your opinions (replace MSFT with any ticker symbol)

3. Listen to an AI speaker to read your English text in British and American accent

4. An online English dictionary with a thesaurus and a clear pronouciation of word

4b. Kathleen Taylor reads an article at Marrian-Webster Online
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This is a nice place to go if you don't know how to construct a sentence or what the best words are. There you can find help from native English speakers on grammar and more:

http://www.englishforums.com

And this link will give you a taste of the warm environment of the site.
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The messageboard for stocks on Yahoo! is a place where people come to submit their opinions and debate, often hotly, about what happened forground and background. The dialogues there are very lively:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mb?s=MSFT (most recent)
or
http://messages.yahoo.com/?action=q&board=MSFT (complete list)

You may replace MSFT with any stock ticker symbol you like (i.e., INTC, ORCL, GE, or CHL). And you'll get good and bad, both, there:

+) concise, sharp, no reservation, the most ecomonic way to express one's opinions
-) nasty attitudes, dirty words, speculations, rumors, cries out of greed and fear

So if you get pale and a head faint, run, and don't look back.

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[:493:]   I can assure you that it's not an experiment.

i clicked over there. i recommend friends to have a try

This is the demo for a text-to-speech transformation software still in research and development stages (and therefore far from being perfect). But it is worthy of trying if you want to experience different voices of English speaking. The demo tool can be found here:

http://www.research.att.com/projects/tts/demo.html

Type in anything in the box, a word, a sentence or copy-and-paste the following text over:

Work fascinates me. I can look at it for hours!
Culture is activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and humane feeling. [/COLOR]

You may choose from the VOICE pull-down menu a speaker (default is Ms. Crystal; other English speakers are Mike, Rich, Lauren, Claire, Charles, and Audrey). Press the SPEAK buttun to start playing the voices of different accent.  

If you cannot hear the voice, please check the FAQs by clicking this link, where you may find the solutions to your problem.

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I went to the English forume.It's very good. I don't think I have any question to ask, but looking at the replies you know how native speakers use their words daily, not like you reading books.

看來過六級還是得看國內的網站，這些對暫時的我來說還用不上的

這些對暫時的我來說還用不上的

Wish you pass the exam soon.

Chairman Mao says: Let blossom altogether flowers of a hundred species.

For those of you still looking for a handy dictionary which can be put on Desktop and comfortable with American pronouciations, here is one:

http://www.m-w.com/

This "Marriam-Webster Online" contains a dictionary and a thesaurus. M-W is known for its use of easy language to explain the words. While learning the meaning of a word, you also learn the connections between words and a way to express. For example, try to type in "run" and you will be shown 21 related words and phrases. In addition, the dictionary will provide you with a clear, authentic pronounciation of the words you choose for it (press the red speaker symbol to play the audio).

Another interesting feature of this website is its "Word for the Wise". You can find the entry on the left and click it (or here) to read and hear a short article. If you want to try some more, click the "Archive" tab (or here) to get a list of articles.

Why not make a link to this webpage on your desktop so that you can check with it daily?

thank you

hehe,sounds good!!!

hehe,sounds good!!!

And it's great to use, too!