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Old-School Grammar

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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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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How to Remember the Spelling of 'Definitely'

 

A definitive answer.

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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Why did Yankee Doodle call a feather 'macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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How a Ghost Word Appeared in the Dictionary

 

An imaginary word that snuck into the dictionary

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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A Monstrous Vocab Quiz Words That Go Bump in the Night
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