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Subject: Intro G: Where is the FAQ? Last Revised 2010年05月30日 (30 May 2010) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents of Intro G: Where is the FAQ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. Recommended Resources for Newcomers 1. Where is the AUE Website? 2. What will you find at the AUE Website? II. Other versions of Mark Israel's FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. Recommended Resources for Newcomers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Newcomers to alt.usage.english are strongly advised to make use of the AUE Website documents. Links to the lengthy FAQ and all our documents can be found on the Home page: http://www.alt-usage-english.org/ 2. What will you find at the AUE Website? Among other resources: -- Introduction to alt.usage.english A series of seven documents that are posted regularly in the newsgroup alt.usage.english, approximately one every two days. The current titles in the series are: - Intro A: Welcome to AUE and Guidelines for Posting - Intro B: Useful Web Sites for AUE Participants - Intro C: Mini-FAQ on Words and Phrases - Intro D: Mini-FAQ on Grammar, Usage and Punctuation - Intro E: Mini-FAQ on Spelling - Intro F: AUE FAQ Contents - Intro G: Where is the FAQ? -- Mark Israel's AUE FAQ The AUE FAQ is a large document with hundreds of entries about the English language. It was compiled and edited by Mark Israel in 1997, and converted to "Fast-Access" form by Bob Cunningham. This link: http://www.alt-usage-english.org/fast_faq.shtml brings you to the Table of Contents; click on desired heading, and see that section only. -- AUE FAQ Supplement Numerous additional topics not covered in Mark Israel's FAQ. Please submit entries to the webmaster. -- a link to www.yaelf.com, an "alternative FAQ" that specializes in news stories on language, and recent research. -- "Search This Site" This link offers a Google-based search of entire website PLUS a number of other sites on words and language, such as Evan Morris' "Word Detective" and Michael Quinion's "World Wide Words." Or use the Quick Search box for the same service. -- The Audio Archives (primarily to study regional pronunciations) -- The guide to learning ASCII IPA notation -- Links to other useful resources -- What's New Has anything changed since you last visited the site? Look here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ II. Other versions of Mark Israel's FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other editions of Mark Israel's FAQ are available. The a.u.e webmaster keeps this list of special editions of the FAQ: -- "Places to find FAQ documents" http://www.alt-usage-english.org/wheres_the_faq.html -- Comments and corrections to these "Intro Documents" should be emailed to: Donna Richoux