Resources used in the making of this website.
Books
Bryson, Bill - Made in America
Deutscher, Guy - The Unfolding of Language
Deutscher, Guy - Through the Language Glass
Crystal, David - The Story of English in 100 Words
Crystal, David - By Hook or By Crook
Forsyth, Mark - The Elements of Eloquence
Forsyth, Mark - A Short History of Drunkenness
Forsyth, Mark - The Etymologicon
Jacobs, AJ - The Know-it-all
Jones, Peter - Quid Pro Quo
Taylor, J, Derek - Who do the English Think They Are?
Wright, John - The Naming of the Shrew
Wright, Joseph - English Dialect Dictionary
Websites
Inflation
It was X pounds then, but how much is it now? Find out at this site:
Scottish Dictionary
Dictionary of Scottish words and terms
Historical English
Unicode Characters
There's a huge list of unicode characters here (French, German, Greek, etc):
Hold you mouse over a square to see the code you need to enter to get your chosen character.
The Oxford Comma
Web Design
If you're looking for a free, well-designed web template, AJ is the master. There's some crackingn designs here (including this site):
You do have to do a bit of tweaking, though.
There's some more free templates here, if you're not convinced by HTML5UP: