They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
The story of those iconic illustrations.
There, there. We'll sort it out.
Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'
How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
Figuring it out at once
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