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Commonly Confused

I vs. Me

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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Why did Yankee Doodle call a feather 'macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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How a Ghost Word Appeared in the Dictionary

 

An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary

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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

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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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Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary.
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