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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 Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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The Schwa

 

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which