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An Introduction…: Attention, authors, journalists, wordsmiths and the like!; From a large selection of Collective nouns, for both animals [with images], people and things; To larger selection of Confusable words, Grammar, Apostrophies, Kangaroo Words and much more…; See the full précis Menu below; Split into Groups and Categories, content is accessed by Drop-Down Menu above, or Page Menus shown below; Some pages contain a ⓘ symbol. Clicking this will open a Further Information pop-up or page
British English Speak: English Speak Menu; British English words with their counterparts in Other English speaking Countries.; Including words that are spelt differently between them, and with some general information regarding, measurements, dates, time and temperature differences; The Sections are:; British English vs American English; Showing British words and terms with their American equivalent or details; Additional Information Pages; Also included are the following Information Pages:; 1. Britain's Countries and Islands; 2. Britain's Geographical Regions; 3. Britains Languages and Dialects; Links on Menu page
English Collective Nouns: Collective Nouns Menu; A series of collective nouns for animals and groups of people, geological things, objects etc.; The Sections are:; Animal Groups; A selection of animal collectives with parental names, victual preference, kindred, taximony etc.; Astronomical & Space; A selection of collectives for Astronomical things; Fanciful & Ficticious; A selection of collectives for fantastical or magical beings; Foods and Flora; A selection of words for collectives of fruits, vegetables and plants; Geological & Topographical; A selection of Geographical collectives; Humankind; A selection of collectives for human groups in different métier and disciplines; Human Groups at Events; A selection of collectives for people as attendees or audience for major and minor events; Minerals & Elements; A small list of collectives used to describe groups of minerals or elements; Miscellaneous; A short list of collectives for non-physical things when used plurally; Objects & Oddities; A set of collectives for multiple objects and common things
Confusables [Homophones]: Confusables Page; An ever expanding Category list of over one thousand commonly confused words [homophones], that sound alike or sound similar, but have different meanings, or maybe are often just mixed up
Forms of Homicide with Methods and Punishments: Eliminations Menu; Words describing the Elimination Terms used by the Judiciary for the death of a person or peoples, the methods used [Modus Operandi] and the current lawful forms of Capital Punishment for the same.; The Sections are:; Judicial Terms for Unlawful Death; All these words end in ~cide; Modus Operandi; Methods of termination of one person by another; Forms of Execution [Capital Punishment]; Lawful death penalties, both ancient and modern; Separate Info Pages ⓘ are also included for additional information about this subject
Grammar, Puntuation, Accents, Idioms and Kangaroo Words: Grammar Menu; Sections covering Grammar Terms, Punctuation and the like; The Sections are:; Grammar Terms and Parts of Speech; A comprehensive list of Grammar Terms, noting Parts of Speech (POS), and Literary Terms where relevant; Apostrophe Usage in English; A page of the most common uses of an apostrophe, with examples; Diacritic Marks [Accents]; Accent Marks [glyphs] above or below letters to change their sound; Idioms and Proverbs; A list of popular English Idioms and Proverbs with explanations of their meaning; Kangaroo Words; This page shows a host of words that contain letters that together form a synonym of that word; Oratorius™; This hundredsofwords.co.uk exclusive creation, is a useful resource for any author or orator; To help find a suitable noun, adjective, verb, idiom or phrase to describe the Mood of a speaker or narrator etc. and give the correct emphasis or mood to any dialogue; Punctuation Symbols; A range of popular punctuation with usage:
Popular Suffixes: Suffixes Menu; Suffixes are added onto the end of root words to change their meaning or indicate a usage; The Sections are:; ~er; a combining form added to nouns designating a person's métier, place of origin, or special characteristic; ~graphy; a combining form used in the names of processes or forms of writing, printing, representing, recording, or describing, or in the names of an art or science concerned with such processes; ~[g]raphy; A combining form often used to describe a Medical procedure when examining the human body or its organs, by some form of imaging system; ~ism; a combining form denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc.; ~ist; a combining form that denote a person who practices, is expert in, or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles etc.; ~monger; a combining form added to nouns that denotes a person who deals or trades in the commodity mentioned; ~ology, ~logy; a combining form indicating a branch or field of knowledge, science, theory, or study; ~onym; a combining form meaning “word” or “name”; ~or; a combining form that makes a noun from a verb describing a person or thing that does what is expressed by it; ~phobia; a combining form meaning “dread of”, “phobic aversion toward” or “unreasonable antipathy toward” a given object; ~philia; a combining form indicating "a tendency towards", "affinity or preference for", "abnormal attraction to"; ~rrhaphy, ~rhapy; A combining form indicating the surgical procedure meaning “[to]suture” something; ~smith; a combining form indicating someone who makes or works at something, specified by a preceding noun
Miscellaneous Short Information Lists: Short Lists Menu; This contains some Short Lists, of one-hundred Terms or less; The Sections are:; Artificial Habitats and Places for Peoples and Things; This page contains a list of the habitats, dwellings, instituitions etc. where groups of animals or humans are kept; Barren and Impotent Animal Terms; A table of terms for male and female animals that have been neutered, or are sterile at birth; British English Slang Terms for MONEY; A selected list of slang terms for money and currency [UK and some US]
Ranks and Role Hierachy in Various Services: Hierarchical Ranks and Roles; This page shows examples of Hierarchical Lists [high to low] with additional explanatory notes, where appropriate; The Sections are:; UK Armed Forces Ranks and Ratings; Includes Ranks and Ratings of the British Military; UK Honours, Awards and Medals Hierarchy; Includes British Royal and Civilian Honours, Awards and Medals; UK Law Enforcement and Judiciary Ranks and Roles; Includes all the UK Police Forces and Judiciary roles; UK Royalty and Government Ranks and Roles; Includes a list of British Royal hierarchy and Government roles
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