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Words of the Year: 1066

Why is pig meat called 'pork' and cow meat called 'beef?' Because English took on a big serving of French words following the Norman Conquest.


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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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Further vs. Farther

 

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

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

 

Is it all the same anyway?