Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.
Is there one standard way?
'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
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And who put it there, anyway?
They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.