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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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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

 

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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Why is there a 'd' in 'fridge' but not in 'refrigerator'?

 

Thawing one of the mysteries of English

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.