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Commonly Confused

I vs. Me

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

These people needed a computer

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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary

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How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

 

What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.

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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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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Missing Link Quiz February 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
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