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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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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'?

 

We're intent on clearing it up

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What is a malaprop?

 

We'll tell you all the perpendiculars

Games & Quizzes

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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.
Blossom Pick the best words!
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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People of Interest Quiz Can you tell the "sommeliers" from the "spelunkers"?
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