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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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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

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