One of the best sources for word information is The Word Dectective with Evan Morris, son of William and Mary Morris, authors of The Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins. This is the site for any logophile (word lover) who wants to wallow in the many aspects of words!
A famous verbologist and well-known author-teacher, Richard Lederer, offers his Verbivore site, for your word pleasures. He has many other links to sites which will keep any lexicolatrist busy for hours and hours.
A good magazine that provides superior vocabulary development is The Atlantic Monthly, especially the “Word Watch” which will answer many questions about English-word usage.
This will link you to all kinds of myths.
A free subscription to a word a day, definitions, and a quote are available. You may also visit A Word a Day's homepage.
An extensive discussion about words and English usage is worth seeing at Collins Cobuild.
If you have never heard about the Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, then take a look at the definitions offered at this site. If you have experienced this special dictionary, then you know that you are in for a satirical adventure. For those who aren't acquainted with this publication, it has nothing to do with devil worship.
