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Old-School Grammar

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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Old-School Grammar

 

Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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i.e. vs. e.g.

 

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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