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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

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'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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Is It 'Hanger' or 'Hangar'?

 

How to remember which is which

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Video: Why Is There a 'C' in 'Indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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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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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

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Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'