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How to Use a Dictionary

Dictionaries are overflowing with interesting information! Here's how to get the most out of your dictionary.

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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary

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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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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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Video: Why is there a 'c' in 'indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Quiz: Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Prove you're the best of the nest.
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