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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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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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How to Remember the Spelling of 'Definitely'

 

A definitive answer.

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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