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Commonly Confused

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

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


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

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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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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes

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Affect vs. Effect

 

Here's the lowdown on what may be the most confusing pair of words in the English language.

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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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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.