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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Literally

 

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'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'?

 

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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Old-School Grammar

 

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

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