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Old-School Grammar

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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Old-School Grammar

 

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

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

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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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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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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How a Ghost Word Appeared in the Dictionary

 

An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary

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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which

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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!
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The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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