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Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'?

 

We're gonna stop you right there

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

 

Figuring it out at once

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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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Is 'None' Singular or Plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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 Word Game 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?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.