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English is not normal

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/english-is-not-normal
No, English isn't uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language.

A huge list of english idioms

https://ef.co.uk/english-resources/english-idioms

Expressions and words

I'm not a native english speaker. I'm seeing these expressions online and some of them confuse me a lot, so I'm taking notes.

bike-shedding = Procrastination. Useless investment of time and energy in discussion of marginal technical issues.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding

yak-shaving = A less useful activity done consciously or subconsciously to procrastinate about a larger but more useful task.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yak_shaving

have cake and eat it too = You cannot simultaneously keep your cake and eat it. Once the cake is eaten, it's gone.

Also: "You can't have it both ways". "You can't have the best of both worlds".

it dovetails nicely with = matches with

https://ludwig.guru/s/it+dovetails+nicely

Free

I find definitions of "free" incredibly confusing and I always have to remember what they mean, so here they are:

https://wiktionary.org/wiki/free_as_in_beer
https://urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Free%20as%20in%20Beer
free as in beer = Free in the sense of costing no money; gratis; uncharged;
Costs nothing in the monetary sense. Used to differentiate from something classified as 'free' that has restrictions or fine print attached to it

free as in speech = Free in the sense of having no restrictions; libre; unrestricted; hackable;
https://wiktionary.org/wiki/free_as_in_speech
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_as_in_Freedom
https://urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=free+speech

Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer.
– Richard Stallman

second to none = the best; without rival; better than everything else;

anymore vs any-more = "Anymore" and "Any more" have related meanings

"Any more" refers to quantities (Would you like any more tea?). "Anymore" is an adverb that refers to time (I don't like tea anymore).
https://grammarly.com/blog/anymore-vs-any-more

said vs says = The differences between "says" and "said" is in the tenses that they are used. The main word is "say".

"Says" is used with the present tense, and "said" is used with the past tense. The present tense is "says," the past is "said," and the future tense is "will say".
http://differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-says-and-said

American vs British English

British English: centre, litre, metre
American English: center, liter, meter

British English: colour, favour, honour, labour
American English: color, favor, honor, labor

British English: Sulphur
American English: Sulfur

British English: colonisation, realisation, organisation
American English: colonization, realization, organization

Words in American English, a bit different from British English:
aluminium is spelled "aluminum"
doughnut is sometimes spelled "donut"
draught is spelled "draft"
plough is spelled "plow"

British	American
airplane	aeroplane
flat	apartment
bum	butt
crisps	chips
biscuit	cookie
nappy	diaper
lift	elevator
autumn	fall
torch	flashlight
motorway	freeway
chips	French fries
petrol	gas or gasoline
grey	gray
bonnet	hood (of a car)
ladybug	ladybird
number plate	license plate
post	mail, mailbox
mum	mom
trousers	pants
phone box	phone booth
handbag	purse
railway	railroad
shopping trolley	shopping cart
pavement	sidewalk
football	soccer
manual gearbox	stick shift
tram	streetcar
pram	stroller
metro, underground	subway
jumper	sweater
take-away	take-out
accelerator	throttle
bathroom, restroom	toilet
caravan	trailer, mobile home
lorry	truck
boot	trunk (of a car)
pants	underpants
face flannel	washcloth
garden	yard
courgette	zucchini

Correction tools

Alex

Catch insensitive, inconsiderate writing
Find gender favouring, polarising, race related, religion inconsiderate, or other unequal phrasing
Written in Javascript, open-source
https://alexjs.com
https://github.com/get-alex/alex

Grammarly

Get corrections from Grammarly while you write, eliminate errors and find the perfect words to express yourself
https://grammarly.com

Hemingway app

Readability calculator
Highlights lengthy, complex sentences and common errors;
if you see a yellow sentence, shorten or split it
if you see a red highlight, your sentence is so dense and complicated that your readers will get lost trying to follow its meandering
https://hemingwayapp.com

JSpell checker

Spell check English, French, Spanish, Italian, German…
Grammar check includes capitalization, punctuation, proper nouns. Just paste and check your text.
https://jspell.com/checker

LanguageTool

Multilingual grammar, style, and spell checker
Intelligent writing assistant for all common browsers and word processors
https://dev.languagetool.org
https://languagetool.org

ProseLint

A linter for English prose, written in Python
http://proselint.com dead?
https://github.com/amperser/proselint

QuillBot grammar checker

https://quillbot.com/grammar-check

Reverso spell checker

Write in flawless English, with the interactive spell checker
https://reverso.net/spell-checker/english-spelling-grammar

Textlint

Natural language linter for text and Markdown
https://textlint.github.io
https://github.com/textlint/textlint
https://github.com/textlint/textlint/wiki/Collection-of-textlint-rule

Vale

NLP-powered tools for automated style guide enforcement
Vale has a rich understanding of many markup formats, allowing it to avoid syntax-related false positives and intelligently exclude code snippets from prose-related rules
Vale leverages the open-source spaCy library to allow for advanced, NLP-based rules in multiple languages, including English, Chinese, German, Russian, and Spanish
https://vale.sh/docs
https://github.com/errata-ai/vale

Writefull language tools

Developed by a team of experts in AI and Linguistics, with the needs of students and researchers in mind
Works with all academic disciplines across Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine, Mathematics, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
https://writefull.com/writefull-revise
https://writefull.com/language-api