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Commonly Confused

Healthy vs. Healthful

Why both words are equally good for you.


Why both words are equally good for you.

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play video healthy vs healthful
Healthy vs. Healthful

 

Why both words are equally good for you.

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Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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

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How a Ghost Word Appeared in the Dictionary

 

An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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What is a malaprop?

 

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