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How to Read a French Menu

Enjoy some vichyssoise or an amuse-bouche without begging pardon for your French.

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How to Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

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Why is there a 'd' in 'fridge' but not in 'refrigerator'?

 

Thawing one of the mysteries of English

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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The History of 'Cynic'

 

How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.

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

 

We're intent on clearing it up

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Is 'None' Singular or Plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A crossword with a twist
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Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli...