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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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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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Who vs. Whom

 

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

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

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