Web Links

Cliches

• Eliminating clichés and euphemisms
  Information on clichés, with links to lists, from the Guide to Grammar and Writing.

Denotation and connotation

• Connotations and denotations
  Overview and examples of denotation and connotation, from the University of Ottawa.

Idioms

• Two-part (phrasal) verbs
  Information on idioms, from Purdue Online Writing Lab.
  

• Self-study idiom quizzes
  Quizzes on idioms, two-word verbs, and slang, from The Internet TESL Journal.

Slang

• ESL Slang Page
  Extensive list of slang expressions in English, from Dave's ESL Café.
  

• Jargon
  Advice on avoiding jargon, from the University of Victoria.