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Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy
The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.
Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen
'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.
The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart
The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.
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The power of sign language in 'Dune.' The words we use for dad. Chee
The crossword craze — now and then — with Ben Zimmer
From 'dog' to 'hot dog.' The 'audience of one' trick. More on the long S. Footbridge.
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Why some sentences have double subjects. The story behind the old F-like letter S. Schwen schwen on dill.
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