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

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

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Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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

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Lay vs. Lie

 

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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