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Commonly Confused

Its vs. It's

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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