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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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Is It 'Day today' or 'Day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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Video: Why Is There a 'C' in 'Indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'

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

 

Figuring it out at once

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