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Commonly Confused

Further vs. Farther

They started as the same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.


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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

We're gonna stop you right there

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

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

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'