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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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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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

 

Figuring it out at once

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Its vs. It's

 

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

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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The Schwa

 

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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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Quiz: Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Prove you're the best of the nest.
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