English was never the same after the Norman Conquest
An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary
Why does it sound strange to say 'funner' or 'funnest?'
Some imitative words are more surprising than others
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
A simple trick to keep them separate