Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.
They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
How to remember which is which
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.
These people needed a computer
'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.