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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

Figuring it out at once

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'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'?

 

We're intent on clearing it up

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

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

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