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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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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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

 

Figuring it out at once

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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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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

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

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

We're gonna stop you right there

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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