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

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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How to Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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

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Further vs. Farther

 

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

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct