https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/07
Month: July 2010 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/03/visiting-fireman.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Visiting fireman
Mar 2, 2018 - What is the origin of the expression "visiting fireman"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/category/writing
Writing | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2022/12
Month: December 2022 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/category/gender
Gender | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2025/12/dasnt.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: We dasn’t commit ourselves
Dec 13, 2025 - How did “daren’t,” the most obvious (and standard) contraction of “dare not,” end up as the dialectal shortening “dasn’t”?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/06/subject-object.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: When the subject is an object
Jun 14, 2011 - Is it now OK to say "It's him" instead of "It's he"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/08/a-suspect-usage.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A suspect usage
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/11
Month: November 2011 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2021/04
Month: April 2021 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2020/05/textured-hair.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Textured hair
May 3, 2020 - What is textured hair?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/08
Month: August 2013 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/02/valentine.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: An etymological valentine
Feb 12, 2022 - The history of "Valentine's Day" and the sending of valentines.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/02/an-ideal-pronunciation.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: An ideal pronunciation
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2021/10
Month: October 2021 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/category/phrase-origin
Phrase origin | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2021/08/true-north.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: True north, literal and figurative
Aug 4, 2021 - The geographic and religious senses of the expression "true north."
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2023/02
Month: February 2023 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/05/quick-late.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The quick and the late
Jul 24, 2024 - How did "quick" come to mean alive and "late" come to mean dead?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/11/headline-shorthand.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Headline shorthand
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/07/a-burning-question.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A burning question
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/11
Month: November 2009 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2020/03/deadly.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Which virus is more deadly?
May 1, 2021 - Is coronavirus more deadly than influenza?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03
Month: March 2007 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/grammar-html
Grammarphobia: Language Myths | Grammarphobia
Apr 9, 2021 - Myths about the English language.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/01
Month: January 2017 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2014/04/soul-searching.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Soul searching
Apr 21, 2014 - How did "souls" come to be used as a synonym for "people"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/page/2
Grammarphobia: Blog | Grammarphobia - Part 2
Grammar, etymology, usage, and more, brought to you by Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/12
Month: December 2013 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/10
Month: October 2007 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/writing-html
Grammarphobia: Writing Tips | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2026/03/literate.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: ‘A hundred literate children’
Mar 22, 2026 - The word “literate” has meant educated or learned since it first appeared in English in the 14th century, though iIt now usually means able to read or write.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/category/christmas
Christmas | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/09/gay-paree-and-the-eye-full-tower.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Gay Paree and the Eye-Full Tower
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/11/all-fixed-for.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: All fixed for some pie
Nov 12, 2017 - How "all fixed for" came to mean longing for something.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/category/pronunciation
Pronunciation | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/05
Month: May 2013 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/books-html/books_woe-html
Grammarphobia: Woe Is I | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/11
Month: November 2018 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/10/a-mecca-for-music.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A mecca for music
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/07
Month: July 2016 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/08/is-it-a-tittle-a-square-or-a-tee.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Is it a tittle, a square, or a tee?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/08/can-you-reason-with-hamlet.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Can you reason with Hamlet?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2025/09/why-learn-by-heart.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Why ‘learn by heart,’ not ‘by brain’?
Sep 13, 2025 - The expression “learn by heart” reflects an ancient belief that the heart, not the brain, is the human body’s organ of sensation and cognition.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2020/01
Month: January 2020 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/06/turmeric.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Spicy language
Jun 10, 2012 - How do you pronounce the spice "turmeric"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/06/addictive-addicting.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Is crack addictive or addicting?
Jun 24, 2011 - Is "addictive" or "addicting" the proper adjective to describe a psychoactive substance?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/06
Month: June 2017 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2014/10
Month: October 2014 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/02
Month: February 2017 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/10
Month: October 2013 | Grammarphobia
monthoctobergrammarphobia
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2015/05
Month: May 2015 | Grammarphobia
monthmaygrammarphobia
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2024/03
Month: March 2024 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/category/english-language
English language | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/04/body-language.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Body language
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/01
Month: January 2010 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/12/participles.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Where have all the participles gone?
Dec 18, 2011 - What's up with failure to use participles in the perfect tenses?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/06
Month: June 2018 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2020/03/willfully-willingly.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Is the parrot willful or willing?
Mar 5, 2020 - What is the difference between willfully and willingly?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2015/03
Month: March 2015 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2023/12
Month: December 2023 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/12/deflower-child.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Deflower child
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2006/09/a-singular-question.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A singular question
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2024/12
Month: December 2024 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/10/a-quixotic-appeal.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A quixotic appeal
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/05/new-york-accent.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Why Oynest has an erl can
May 28, 2012 - Where did the New York accent come from? And why is New Yorkese dying out?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2025/09/aspick-and-span.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A tidy history of ‘spick and span’
Sep 8, 2025 - The original meanings of “spick
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2025/10/allude.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: ‘Allude’ and its playful history
Oct 12, 2025 - The verb “allude” has been a work in progress since it first appeared in English in the 15th century. And it’s not at all surprising that it still is.
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