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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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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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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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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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