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Sneaked vs. Snuck
No other common verb follows the pattern of sneak…snuck. And no one's quite sure why.
How to Read a French Menu
Enjoy some vichyssoise or an amuse-bouche without begging pardon for your French.
Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Old-School Grammar
Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.
'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine
'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.
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- Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
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