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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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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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How to Remember 'Affect' and 'Effect'

 

A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'?

 

We're intent on clearing it up

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