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Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.


The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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The Schwa

 

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

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

We're gonna stop you right there