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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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Why Did Yankee Doodle Call a Feather 'Macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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How to Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

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How a Word Gets into the Dictionary

 

What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.

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What is a Malaprop?

 

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