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G’day, mate! And now we’ve alienated any antipodean readers with a lazy cliché, we should...
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Some words, such as “roll,” have more definitions than is strictly decent. And since it...
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To mark Saint Patrick’s Day, we’re taking a look at a spelling problem with deep...
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“Allusion” and “illusion” are both fairly rare words. They also sound similar, making it is...
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Despite the stereotypes, Canadian English is not saying “aboot” instead of “about.” It is actually...
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English may have begun in England (sort of – it’s a Germanic language, after all)....
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