reddwarfslash | Topic: research and resources

I was wondering if we'd ever had a collection of websites or resources to help with Briticisms, spellings, grammar, research, etc. It seems every time I write a story, I have to research some aspect or other (first butlering, then a fob watch, now football). Would it be helpful to pool our resources so writers didn't have to hunt down things every time we write? Obviously, this would be for the non-Brits on the list, since we don't know the subtleties of the language. For instance, why in some instances would you say, "He was going to do something in the future," or would it be "He was going to do something in future"? Why is "the" dropped? Or is it just Americans who add it in? I thought the proper term was "in hospital" as that's what I've seen the most, but does that apply to all instances of "in the [blank]"?

Here are some websites I've found:

separated by a common language: jumpers, sweaters and the like

BBC SPORT | Football | Laws & Equipment | Pitch dimensions

The Septic's Companion - List of British Words For Insults (this is an awesome site :D)

Dictionary of English slang and colloquialisms