'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.
Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'
And who put it there, anyway?
Is there one standard way?
Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.