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Commonly Confused

Sneaked vs. Snuck

No other common verb follows the pattern of sneaksnuck. And no one's quite sure why.


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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.