Common English usage misconceptions (English Wikipedia)

Nordquist 2011. Nordquist, Richard (2011). "Top Five Phony Rules of Writing". About.com. New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

allwords.com

Dictionary.com. "Conversate"; AllWords.com. "Conversate"; Lexicus. "Conversate". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Funnest"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Fun" Scrabble Word Finder. "Funnest"; AllWords.com. "Funnest"; Lexicus. "Funnest". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

archive.org

Jenny Cheshire, "Myth 14: Double Negatives are Illogical" in Bauer and Trudgill 1998. pp. 113–114. Bauer, Laurie; Trudgill, Peter, eds. (1998). Language Myths. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-026023-6.
Butterfield 2008. p. 136. Butterfield, Jeremy (2008). Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923906-1.
Walsh 2004. pp. 61, 68–69. Walsh, Bill (2004). The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-142268-0.
Walsh 2004. p. 61, 67–68. Walsh, Bill (2004). The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-142268-0.

archive.today

[1] Basic Composition.com Archived 2012-01-29 at archive.today

basiccomposition.com

[1] Basic Composition.com Archived 2012-01-29 at archive.today

chronicle.com

Pullum 2009. Pullum, Geoffrey K. (17 April 2009). "50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice". The Chronicle Review. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

collinsdictionary.com

Dictionary.com. "Impactful"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Impactful"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Impactful"; Collins Dictionaries. "Impactful"; Lexicus. "Impactful". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

grammarist.com

"Healthful vs healthy". Grammarist. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

grammarphobia.com

O'Coner, Patricia; Kellerman, Stewart (2012-02-24). "Healthy choices". Grammarphobia Blog. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

ivcc.edu

www2.ivcc.edu

[2] Illinois Valley Community College.

lexic.us

Dictionary.com. "Conversate"; AllWords.com. "Conversate"; Lexicus. "Conversate". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Funnest"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Fun" Scrabble Word Finder. "Funnest"; AllWords.com. "Funnest"; Lexicus. "Funnest". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Impactful"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Impactful"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Impactful"; Collins Dictionaries. "Impactful"; Lexicus. "Impactful". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

orwellfoundation.com

"Politics and the English Language | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

oxforddictionaries.com

"double negative". Lexico. Oxford. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.
Dictionary.com. "Funnest"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Fun" Scrabble Word Finder. "Funnest"; AllWords.com. "Funnest"; Lexicus. "Funnest". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Impactful"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Impactful"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Impactful"; Collins Dictionaries. "Impactful"; Lexicus. "Impactful". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

quickanddirtytips.com

grammar.quickanddirtytips.com

Fogarty 2010. "Top Ten Grammar Myths." Fogarty, Mignon (4 March 2010). "Top Ten Grammar Myths". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
Fogarty 2011. pp. 45–46. Fogarty, Mignon (4 March 2010). "Top Ten Grammar Myths". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
Fogarty 2010. "Active Voice Versus Passive Voice." Fogarty, Mignon (22 July 2010). "Active Voice Versus Passive Voice". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
Fogarty 2010. "Active Voice Versus Passive Voice." Fogarty, Mignon (22 July 2010). "Active Voice Versus Passive Voice". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
Fogarty, Mignon (2008-09-12). "Is "Funnest" a Word?". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
Fogarty 2010. "Active Voice Versus Passive Voice." Fogarty, Mignon (22 July 2010). "Active Voice Versus Passive Voice". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

reference.com

dictionary.reference.com

Dictionary.com. "Conversate"; AllWords.com. "Conversate"; Lexicus. "Conversate". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Funnest"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Fun" Scrabble Word Finder. "Funnest"; AllWords.com. "Funnest"; Lexicus. "Funnest". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Impactful"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Impactful"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Impactful"; Collins Dictionaries. "Impactful"; Lexicus. "Impactful". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

scrabblefinder.com

Dictionary.com. "Funnest"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Fun" Scrabble Word Finder. "Funnest"; AllWords.com. "Funnest"; Lexicus. "Funnest". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Impactful"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Impactful"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Impactful"; Collins Dictionaries. "Impactful"; Lexicus. "Impactful". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

sjprep.org

"SJP: English MLA Style Sheet". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-04-09.. Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School

thefreedictionary.com

Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

unc.edu

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2011. The Writing Center. "Paragraph Development". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

upenn.edu

itre.cis.upenn.edu

"A misattribution no longer to be put up with". Language Log. 12 December 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

vocabulary.com

Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

volokh.com

Vokloh, Eugene (2007-08-23). "Is Not A Word". Retrieved 2012-09-25.

web.archive.org

Fogarty 2010. "Top Ten Grammar Myths." Fogarty, Mignon (4 March 2010). "Top Ten Grammar Myths". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
Fogarty 2011. pp. 45–46. Fogarty, Mignon (4 March 2010). "Top Ten Grammar Myths". Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
"double negative". Lexico. Oxford. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.
Nordquist 2011. Nordquist, Richard (2011). "Top Five Phony Rules of Writing". About.com. New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
"SJP: English MLA Style Sheet". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-04-09.. Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School
Fogarty, Mignon (2008-09-12). "Is "Funnest" a Word?". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
Dictionary.com. "Funnest"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Fun" Scrabble Word Finder. "Funnest"; AllWords.com. "Funnest"; Lexicus. "Funnest". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Dictionary.com. "Impactful"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Impactful"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Impactful"; Collins Dictionaries. "Impactful"; Lexicus. "Impactful". "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.

winstonchurchill.org

The Churchill Centre and Museum at the Churchill War Rooms, London 2011. (The original text is italicized.) The Churchill Centre and Museum at the Churchill War Rooms, London (March 2009). "Famous Quotations and Stories". Retrieved 30 August 2011.

yourdictionary.com

Free Dictionary. "Mentee"; Dictionary.com. "Mentee"; Oxford English Dictionary. "Mentee"; YourDictionary.com. "Mentee"; Scrabble Word Finder. "Mentee"; AllWords.com. "Mentee"; Vocabulary.com. "Mentee"; Collins Dictionaries. "Mentee"; Lexicus. "Mentee". "The Free Dictionary". Farlex. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "The Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford: Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "YourDictionary". Love To Know Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Shimoda, Dave. "Scrabble Word Finder". White Urchin Ventures. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Allwords.com". All Sites LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Vocabulary.com". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Collins Dictionaries". Collins. Retrieved 27 September 2012. "Lexicus". Retrieved 27 September 2012.