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

Affect vs. Effect

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

The History of 'Cynic'

How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.

African American English

Webster's Dictionary of 1864

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

Literally

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

Old-School Grammar

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.