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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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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which

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Fun, Funner, Funnest

 

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

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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

 

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?