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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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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

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What is a malaprop?

 

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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Who vs. Whom

 

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