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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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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Further vs. Farther

 

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

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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How a Ghost Word Appeared in the Dictionary

 

An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

 

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'