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Commonly Confused

Its vs. It's

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


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

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Its vs. It's

 

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

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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

 

An old-fashioned rule we can no longer put up with.

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Literally

 

A word that (literally) drives people nuts

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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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The Schwa

 

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

 

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut