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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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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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Old-School Grammar

 

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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