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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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The Schwa

 

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

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What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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What is a malaprop?

 

We'll tell you all the perpendiculars

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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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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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