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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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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'