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Celebrated writers share their quest to find the right words
A simple trick to keep them separate
Or, how 'literally' can mean "figuratively"
Thawing one of the mysteries of English
We're intent on clearing it up
We're gonna stop you right there
Is it all the same anyway?
We'll help you figure it out at once
What about Day Tomorrow?
And how did it get that name?
A definitive answer.
And who put it there, anyway?
What's with his feathered cap?
A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)
Is there one standard way?
How to remember which is which
You all would not have guessed some of these
Some imitative words are more surprising than others
Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes
Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk
Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'
Comedian ISMO tries to figure out the numbers 'one' and 'two'
And is one more correct than the others?
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