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English-to-English resources.
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For resources combining English with other languages, see the
multilingual section and the page devoted to the other language!
      The Thinking Man's Thesaurus 1.3 *****
Freeware. Thesaurus and word-prompter. Win3.1 and above.
This program is a pop-up utility for when the right word is eluding you. It includes a thesaurus and a dictionary which can check the spelling of individual words as well as provide you with a list of similarly spelt words. The package includes a version of the program which automatically links to the Win3.1 version of the freeware dictionary WordWeb, for looking-up definitions of words.

WordWeb 1.63 *****
Freeware. 4376 kB
English monolingual thesaurus and dictionary. 120 000 root words, 100 000 synonym sets. Can be used in combination with MS Word, WordPerfect, and Lotus WordPro. Awarded five stars by ZDNet.
This is a must.
   
                 
                 
   

Text-to-speech software

      ReadPlease *****
Freeware. 6971 kB
Reads RTF texts aloud
in English. Text interpretation quality (abbreviations): high. Volume, speed, voice pitch configurable. [Best pitch: "ten hours" for the knob on the right] Useful for learning English. Includes a text editor. Uninstall.
   
                 
                 
   
     
   
    Updated: 2017 January 1
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