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Language Usage

• Ask Oxford.
  The official website of Oxford dictionaries. Includes a free search of the Compact Oxford Dictionary and a free inquiry service on dictionaries, grammar, spelling, symbols, the English language, usage, words and word origins. http://www.askoxford.com
• Words and Phrases Old and New - A chance for entertainment and enlightment.
  Subscribe to this service at: http://www.worldwidewords.org/wordlist.htm
• Internet Grammar http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/
  The Internet Grammar of English is an online course in English grammar written primarily for university undergraduates. However, we hope that it will be useful to everyone who is interested in the English language. IGE does not assume any prior knowledge of grammar. Users of this service must pay a fee and must have Javascript on their computers.
• Oxford Editorial A private website dedicated by a former Oxford staff member to The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and The Oxford Guide to Style (the revised edition of the famous Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers). Also contains useful links. http://www.ritter.org.uk

South African Language- and Literature related Organisations, Institutions and Websites.

• Dictionary Unit - Rhodes University www.ru.ac.za/dsae.
• National English Literary Museum http://www.rhodes.ac.za/nelm
  The principal institution for research into South African literature written in English.
• Institute for the Study of English in Africa http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/isea
• IBBY SA South African branch of the International Board on Books for the Young. The only organization devoted to children’s books in all languages in South Africa. The website includes news and a membership form for those wanting to access reviews. www.ibbysa.org.za.
• South African Translators’ Institute Among the activities of the Institute, it administers the SATI Prizes for Outstanding Translation and Dictionaries. www.translators.org.za.
• Professional Editors' Group The national organisation for professional editors. Among its acitivities it produces a newsletter listing job opportunities. www.editors.org.za.
• Toastmasters Southern Africa is an organization consisting of clubs of 20 members, where communication and leadership skills are enhanced. Toastmaster clubs provide a supportive environment for learning public speaking skills.. http://www.toastmasters.org.za
• Shakespeare Society of Southern Africa http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/isea/shake/
  
• Centre for the Book
The Centre for the Book is a unit of the National Library of South Africa. Its mission is to promote a South African culture of reading, writing and publishing in all local languages, and easy access to books for all South Africans.
The core functions of the Centre for the Book:

• Information and advice
• Advocacy
• Book development
The Centre for the Book website, the Children’s Literature Network, the Small Publisher’s Blog, the Writer’s Network Blog and E-groups and newsgroups provide daily sites for gathering and dissemination of information on books, reading, writing, publishing, libraries, book-selling and related issues. Particularly helpful are its publications on how to get one’s work published.
http://www.centreforthebook.org.za
• LitNet The largest national literary site in South Africa, covering information, news and debate about fiction, poetry, theatre, film and more general cultural issues. www.litnet.co.za.
• Book SA Another South African website on literature, including news, blogs and a search facility to help you find a book at a book dealer. http:// book.co.za.