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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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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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Is there one standard way?

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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.