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

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'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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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'