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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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How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

 

What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.

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The Schwa

 

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut