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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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The Serial Comma Explained

 

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

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

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Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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How to Use a Dictionary

 

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