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

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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Why is there a 'd' in 'fridge' but not in 'refrigerator'?

 

Thawing one of the mysteries of English

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.