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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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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Is It 'Day today' or 'Day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.

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How to Remember 'Affect' and 'Effect'

 

A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

 

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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How to Use a Dictionary

 

The best way to find information in the dictionary