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I vs. Me

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.


'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.