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Healthy vs. Healthful

Why both words are equally good for you.

Why both words are equally good for you.

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Healthy vs. Healthful

 

Why both words are equally good for you.

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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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Video: Why is there a 'c' in 'indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

Figuring it out at once

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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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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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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

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