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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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The History of 'Cynic'

 

How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.

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

 

We're gonna stop you right there

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

These people needed a computer

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

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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

 

Is it all the same anyway?