https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2015/11/thing-2.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The thing about thing
Nov 11, 2015 - How the word "thing" evolved in English to mean almost anything.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/12
Month: December 2011 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/11/slip-sliding-away.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Slip sliding away
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/02/differences-differences.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Differences, differences
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2019/01/tolerance-2.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: How tolerant is tolerance?
Jan 21, 2019 - The history of the word "tolerance."
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/01
Month: January 2012 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2022/12/god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen-2.html/god-rest-you-carol
God Rest you carol | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/07/goat.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time)
Oct 7, 2019 - How "G.O.A.T." became Greatest of All Time: #etymology #sports
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/08/grammar-checker.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Should you turn off your grammar checker?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/12/think-piece.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Think piece
Dec 23, 2011 - Is it OK to use "think" to mean "believe"?
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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/2013/06/turning-the-tables.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Turning the tables
Jun 26, 2013 - What is the origin of the expression "turn the tables."
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/07/two-index-fingers-pointing.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Two index fingers pointing
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https://grammarphobia.com/
Grammarphobia: Grammar, etymology, linguistics, usage
Grammar, etymology, linguistics, usage, and more from the bestselling language writers Patricia T. O\'Conner and Stewart Kellerman
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/03/code-word.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Code words and politics
Aug 25, 2013 - How did the phrase "code word" come to mean a euphemism?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/04/an-intentional-slight.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: An intentional slight
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/04/silo.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The silo syndrome
Mar 29, 2013 - The use of the word "silo" to mean an isolating management style.
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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/2007/07/young-frankenstein.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Young Frankenstein
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/06/present.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Is the present a gift?
Jun 28, 2013 - Is there a connection between a "present" that you give and the "present" that means now?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2023/11
Month: November 2023 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/03/idioms-delight.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Idioms delight
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2020/01/ethos-logos-pathos.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Ethos, logos, pathos
Jan 7, 2020 - Should English speakers pronounce "ethos," "logos," and "pathos" as the ancient Greeks did?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/11/squeamish.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Not for the squeamish?
Mar 9, 2014 - The history of the word "squeamish" and the prepositions that go with it.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2024/06
Month: June 2024 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/11
Month: November 2017 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/09/going-to-business.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Going to business
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03
Month: March 2007 | Grammarphobia
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/08/smiling-out-loud.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Smiling out loud
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/11/bring-take.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Is bringing hard to take?
Nov 14, 2011 - Why do so many people ignore the rules for "bring" and "take"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/05/herbal-treatment.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Herbal treatment
Feb 15, 2016 - Is it "a herb" or "an herb"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2019/05/checkout.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Check out, check-out, checkout?
Apr 30, 2019 - Which is correct: check out, check-out, or checkout?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/04/to-hell-in-a-handbasket.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: To hell in a handbasket
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/11/wnyc-nypl.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Pat on WNYC and at the NYPL
Nov 20, 2013 - Hear the language maven Patricia T. O'Conner live Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 20, 2013) on WNYC. And meet her in person Wednesday evening at the Mid-Manhattan...
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/08/as-you-like-it.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: As you like it
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/10/bronx-cheers.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Bronx cheers
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