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A few favourite links

Paul Smith's comprehensive set of noncommutative algebraic geometry links.

Wherever you are, the weather's probably worse on Mount Washington. Backpackergeartest.org. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

The Web Design Group's HTML reference. The last web page.

Home page of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Apparently I have the same name as a horse.

Two nations divided by a common language section.

I was recently told that I have a brass neck. As a public service, I am providing a library of links to help Americans navigate the English language (and possibly Brits to navigate the Amurrican language?). Please email me with suggested references.

• Spelling differences between British and American English.
• The useful and pan-Atlantic Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions, although I did notice some not-suitable-for-prime-time expressions missing. It has some Australian references too, but I'm not competent to judge how comprehensive they are.
• Not so useful for navigating between cultures, but super-cool anyway: a map of Britain with audioclips of current and past regional dialects. Here's what people sound like near where I grew up.
• If it's in Wikipedia, it must be true: their entry on differences between British and American English.
• And here's Wikipedia's list of words with different meanings in British and American English.
• The English-to-American dictionary. Ever wonder what an aubergine is?
• An even more useful list of words with different meanings in the U.S. and the U.K. &mdash at least if you are mostly interested in trains.
• And I can't help including this BBC story, which suggests that the divided by a common language bit explains everything about the relationship between George W. Bush and Tony Blair.