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Old-School Grammar

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

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

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Old-School Grammar

 

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

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Why did Yankee Doodle call a feather 'macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which

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Healthy vs. Healthful

 

Why both words are equally good for you.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

 

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'?

 

We're intent on clearing it up

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Quiz: Spot the Misspelled Word! Think you can detect a spelling error from a mile...
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