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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.

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Who vs. Whom

 

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

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There, They're, Their

 

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