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Commonly Confused

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

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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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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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

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

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I vs. Me

 

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

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

Figuring it out at once

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