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Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Who vs. Whom

 

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

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than 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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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

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

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

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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Further vs. Farther

 

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

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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!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Guess the Curious Origins of These Everyday Words Oh, that’s where that comes from…
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