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Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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Who vs. Whom

 

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

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What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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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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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
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Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Dutch, Yiddish, Japanese, or Hindi? Quiz Guess the language these English words come from.
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