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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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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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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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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.