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Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman explain English grammar, etymology, linguistics, and usage.

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  • Trying times #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Sep 28, 2026

  • Miss Pym Discomposes #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Sep 14, 2026

  • Prelude and feud #Linguistics #Grammar #Etymology

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    Aug 31, 2026

  • How 'works' works #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Aug 17, 2026

  • The iffiness of the subjunctive #Grammar #Linguistics #Language

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    Jul 27, 2026

  • The acronym, initially speaking #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Jun 29, 2026

  • Performative gratitude #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Jun 15, 2026

  • On 'seeing' and 'hearing' #Grammar #Linguistics #Language

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    Jun 8, 2026

  • The sense of 'ill-being' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Jun 1, 2026

  • 'Cutting corners': A horsey tale #Linguistics #Etymology #Grammar

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    May 25, 2026

  • 'My' and 'mine' shadow #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    May 18, 2026

  • Table talk #Grammar #Etymology #Language

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    May 11, 2026

  • Is this use of "on" really off? #Grammar #Linguistics #Writing

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    May 4, 2026

  • Why a 'rise' can be 'meteoric' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Apr 27, 2026

  • Making the cut #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Apr 20, 2026

  • 'New albums drop like leaves in the fall' #Linguistics #Grammar #Etymology

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    Apr 13, 2026

  • 'Thou shalt not loose by it' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Apr 6, 2026

  • A thorny question? #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Mar 30, 2026

  • 'A hundred literate children' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Mar 23, 2026

  • When 'ye' became 'you' #Linguistics #Etymology #Grammar

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    Mar 16, 2026

  • On 'adult' and 'adultery' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Mar 9, 2026

  • Let's go down the 'rabbit hole' #Linguistics #Grammar #Etymology

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    Mar 2, 2026

  • A chimerical journey #Linguistics #Etymology #Grammar

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    Feb 23, 2026

  • How cool was Abe Lincoln? #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Feb 16, 2026

  • Osculation: A kiss is still a kiss #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Feb 9, 2026

  • On the euphemism treadmill #Linguistics #Grammar #Etymology

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    Feb 2, 2026

  • When 'misery' rhymes with 'high' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Jan 26, 2026

  • Has the verb 'progress' progressed? #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Jan 19, 2026

  • What a fetching Labrador retriever! #Linguistics #Etymology #Grammar

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    Jan 12, 2026

  • Are 'hopium' and 'copium' nope-iums? #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Jan 5, 2026

  • How 'super' and 'bowl' touched down #Linguistics #Etymology #Language

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    Dec 29, 2025

  • Gentlemen, God rest you merry! #Language #Etymology #Grammar

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    Dec 22, 2025

  • We dasn't commit ourselves #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Dec 15, 2025

  • Evacuation roots #Linguistics #Etymology #Grammar

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    Dec 8, 2025

  • 'Went to go see a movie' #Grammar #Linguistics #Etymology

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    Dec 1, 2025