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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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And how did it get that name?

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How to Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Is 'alright' all right?

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.