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Commonly Confused

Further vs. Farther

They started as the same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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How to Remember 'Affect' and 'Effect'

 

A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

These people needed a computer

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

Figuring it out at once

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