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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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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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The History of 'Cynic'

 

How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.

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The Schwa

 

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

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.