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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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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes

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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 Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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How to Remember 'Affect' and 'Effect'

 

A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)