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Who vs. Whom

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

Figuring it out at once

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

 

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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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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