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i.e. vs. e.g.

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.


Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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play video ie vs eg
i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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I vs. Me

 

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

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts