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.
the grammarphobia blogthing
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/11/slip-sliding-away.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Slip sliding away
the grammarphobia blogslipslidingaway
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/02/differences-differences.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Differences, differences
the grammarphobia blogdifferences
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/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?
the grammarphobia blogturn offchecker
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"?
the grammarphobia blogthinkpiece
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/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?
the grammarphobia blogcode wordspolitics
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/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?
the grammarphobia blogethoslogospathos
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.
the grammarphobia blog
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/09/going-to-business.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Going to business
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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"?
the grammarphobia blogbringinghardtake
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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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/03/wnyc-22.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Hear Pat live today on WNYC
Mar 20, 2013 - The language maven Patricia T. O'Conner will appear on WNYC at around 1:20 PM Eastern time on March 20, 2013. Inspired by a puff of white smoke from the...
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/01/scratch.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Cooking from scratch
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2014/01/wnyc-27.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Hear Pat live today on WNYC
Jan 15, 2014 - The language maven Patricia T. O'Conner will be on WNYC at around 1:20 PM Eastern time on Jan. 15, 2014, to discuss "lost" words now used only metaphorically.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/09/factoid.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: How factual is a factoid?
Oct 10, 2021 - Is a factoid a questionable "fact" or an actual fact that's trivial?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/10/the-iron-age.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The iron age
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/06/headlines.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The story behind the headlines
Jun 26, 2013 - Did newspapers always have headlines?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/09/curly-bill-gets-it-in-the-neck.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Curly Bill gets it in the neck
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2014/12/educate.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: How educated is your English?
Dec 10, 2014 - Can the verb "educate" mean to inform as well as to teach?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/08/mad-men.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Mad Mentality
Aug 9, 2011 - Is "Can I get a Dewar's with water?" a linguistic anachronism in Mad Men?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/08/out-sourcing.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: "Out" sourcing in English
Nov 5, 2012 - Is "out" redundant in "swap out" and "change out"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/02/tradition.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: How traditional is a tradition?
Feb 17, 2016 - What makes a custom a tradition?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/07/data.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Data entry
Jul 16, 2011 - Is "data" singular or plural in English?
the grammarphobia blogdataentry
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/03/lexus.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Did Caesar drive a Lexus?
Mar 14, 2012 - What is the plural of "Lexus"? "Lexuses" or "Lexi"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/07/convince-persuade.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The convinced and the persuaded
Nov 10, 2023 - The evolution of "convince" and "persuade" over the centuries.
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/08/on-the-screws.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Hit right on the screws
Oct 24, 2017 - What is the origin of the sports expression "hit on the screws" or "hit right on the screws"?
the grammarphobia blogright onhitscrews
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/10/body.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Body English
Oct 16, 2013 - Is it redundant to describe a corpse as a "dead body"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/06/is-next-monday-tomorrow-or-a-week-later.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Is next Monday tomorrow or a week later?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/05/a-revolting-thought.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: A revolting thought
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/02/seating-arrangements.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Seating arrangements
the grammarphobia blogseatingarrangements
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/07/one-whiff-and-a-bust.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: One whiff, and a bust!
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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/2014/06/the-dead.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Memento mori
Jun 5, 2014 - Why do use the definite article "the" in the phrase "the dead"?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/06/capital-crimes.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Capital crimes
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/09/letterary-criticism.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Letterary criticism
Sep 3, 2013 - Is there a word for someone who writes a book that consists only of letters?
the grammarphobia blogcriticism
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2020/12/thirkell.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Letter From Barsetshire
Dec 21, 2020 - A grumpy Christmas with Angela Thirkell.
the grammarphobia blogletter
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/12/coinkydink.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Isn't that a coinkydink?
Dec 19, 2016 - The origin of the humorous use of "coinkydink" for "coincidence."
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/06/lucky-me.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Why "lucky me," not "lucky I"?
Jun 3, 2016 - Why is the pronoun in "lucky me" objective, not nominative?
the grammarphobia bloglucky me
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/10/fain-feign.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Fain vs. feign
Feb 6, 2023 - Why do two words that look so different sound the same?
the grammarphobia blogvsfeign
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/05/end-games.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: End games
the grammarphobia blogendgames
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/06/cowpoke.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Are cowpokes poky?
Jun 17, 2013 - Are cowpokes poky or are we talking about a "poke" of a different color?
the grammarphobia blog
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/07/subprime-time.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Subprime time
the grammarphobia blogsubprimetime
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/06/one-word-too-many.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: One word too many
the grammarphobia blogone wordmany
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/10/the-theory-of-devolution.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: The theory of devolution
the grammarphobia blogtheory ofdevolution
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/12/kick-down-the-ladder.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Kicking down the ladder
Dec 7, 2017 - What is the "ladder" in the expression "kick down the ladder"?
the grammarphobia blogkickingladder
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/12/impunitively.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Penalty kicks
Dec 28, 2011 - Is "impunitively" a word and would it be "misunderstandable"?
the grammarphobia blogpenaltykicks
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/12/stink.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Does your sweetheart stink?
Apr 21, 2019 - Was "you stink" ever a compliment?
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https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/05/drill-instructor.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Drill instructor
the grammarphobia blogdrillinstructor
https://grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/10/drive-frriendly.html
The Grammarphobia Blog: Drive friendlily?
Jan 20, 2024 - Do the Texas signs that say "Drive Friendly" use proper English?
the grammarphobia blogdrive
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.
the grammarphobia blogthing