Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.
We're gonna stop you right there
Some imitative words are more surprising than others
The awkward case of 'his or her'
They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
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