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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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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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The Schwa

 

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

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How to Remember the Spelling of 'Definitely'

 

A definitive answer.

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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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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Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary.
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