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Love Poems for Word Nerds

For you, from us.

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What did you just call me?! A Quiz

Never be caught off guard

Stone Uses 'Crosshairs' In Instagram Post

Roger Stone posts controversial photo

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'Broadcast' or 'Broadcasted'?

Conjugating an irregular verb

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

Words At Play

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'Broadcast' or 'Broadcasted'?

Conjugating an irregular verb

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‘Faculty’ and ‘Facility’: A School of Thought

Learn these, and you can do anything.

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The Illuminating History of 'Gaffer'

It relates to godfathers.

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The News On 'Nontroversy'

Nothing to see here.

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/15/19

Words from the week of 2/15/2019

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Recent Posts

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'Orient' or 'Orientate'?

Is 'orientate' a real word?

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Love Poems for Word Nerds

For you, from us.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

Words We're Watching

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Doing the Work of the ’Edgelord’

Look at Mr. Cheery over here.

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Words We're Watching: 'Matriculate'

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Words We're Watching: 'Inspo'

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Trying Very Hard With ‘Extra’

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Usage & Grammar

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'Recollect' vs. 'Remember' vs. 'Recall'

Bringing to mind their subtle differences

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Try Not to Slip on 'Peel' and 'Peal'

Eyes are peeled; the peals are of laughter

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What Is the Plural of 'Still Life'?

Ask the lowlifes among us.

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Pro-Verb: The Complement to the Pronoun

Like the pronoun, it's a meaningful substitute

Commonly Confused

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Try Not to Slip on 'Peel' and 'Peal'

Eyes are peeled; the peals are of laughter

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'Gourmet' or 'Gourmand'?

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Is That Plant 'Perennial' or 'Annual'?

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Clearing the Air on 'In The Midst/Mist'

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SEE ALL WORDS AT PLAY

WORD OF THE DAY

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excited commotion or publicity

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What did you just call me?! A Quiz

If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:

pompous and overblown rousing and inspiring

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

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Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

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