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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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Further vs. Farther

 

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

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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Is 'None' Singular or Plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.