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Commonly Confused

Its vs. It's

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

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

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Its vs. It's

 

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

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Affect vs. Effect

 

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

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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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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes

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'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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