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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.


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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

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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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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'