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Commonly Confused

Further vs. Farther

They started as the same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.


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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'

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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes