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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Why Did Yankee Doodle Call a Feather 'Macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes

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

 

We're gonna stop you right there

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

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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