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Commonly Confused

Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.


'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary