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How to Use a Dictionary

Dictionaries are overflowing with interesting information! Here's how to get the most out of your dictionary.


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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary

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How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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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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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

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