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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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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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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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What Is an Eggcorn?

 

And how did it get that name?

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How to Remember 'Affect' and 'Effect'

 

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

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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

 

What about Day Tomorrow?