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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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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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How Do You Pronounce 'Groceries'?

 

Is there one standard way?

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

 

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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How to Read a French Menu

 

How to 'amuse-bouche' without begging pardon for your French

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.