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Commonly Confused

Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

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


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

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

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

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?