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Commonly Confused

Further vs. Farther

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


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play further vs farther video
Further vs. Farther

 

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

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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

These people needed a computer

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Video: Why is there a 'c' in 'indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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The Schwa

 

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'