How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)
The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.
Some imitative words are more surprising than others
The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.