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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 Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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How to Remember the Spelling of 'Definitely'

 

A definitive answer.

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The Schwa

 

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

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What is a malaprop?

 

We'll tell you all the perpendiculars

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