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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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Healthy vs. Healthful

 

Why both words are equally good for you.

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Its vs. It's

 

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

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Is 'None' Singular or Plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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