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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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There, They're, Their

 

There, there. We'll sort it out.

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

 

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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What is a malaprop?

 

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