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Commonly Confused

Its vs. It's

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

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

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Its vs. It's

 

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

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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

 

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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