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The rise of Brood X

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Words At Play

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‘Photo Shoot’ or ‘Photoshoot’?

Taking a usage snapshot

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The Words of the Week - 5/14/2021

Words from the week of 5/14/2021

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The History of 'Bodice'

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The Ups and Downs of 'Raise' and 'Raze'

Are you building something up or tearing it down?

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The Words of the Week - 5/7/2021

Words from the week of 5/7/2021

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‘Ax’ vs. ‘Axe’: Which is correct?

Spelling out the difference

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7 Phrases from the Calendar

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

We're intent on clearing it up

Words We're Watching

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Words We're Watching: (Figurative) 'Super-Spreader'

They can spread more than disease

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'Vaxication': All I Ever Wanted

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Remembering How It Was in the 'Before Times'

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Words We're Watching: 'Stimmy'

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Usage & Grammar

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Do you wait 'on line' or 'in line'?

Depends where you're from

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'Petal' vs. 'Pedal' vs. 'Peddle'

Speaking of flowers and bicycles and wares.

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An Analysis of 'Delve' vs. 'Dig' vs. 'Dive'

It's dirty work, but we took the plunge.

Do you 'gild' the lily or 'paint' it?

A Shakespearean comedy of errors

Commonly Confused

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

Everyday words, confused every single day

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'Brake' or 'Break'?

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'Lose' or 'Loose'?

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'Cite' vs. 'Site' vs. 'Sight'

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