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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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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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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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And who put it there, anyway?

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There, They're, Their

 

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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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The Schwa

 

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