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Commonly Confused

i.e. vs. e.g.

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.


Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

Often used, often confused. Here's some guidance and insight.

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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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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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Why is there a 'd' in 'fridge' but not in 'refrigerator'?

 

Thawing one of the mysteries of English

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

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The History of 'Cynic'

 

How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

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