Pat and Stewart

Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman write books, blog, and tweet about the English language.

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The sense of ‘ill-being’ #English #usage #etymology
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‘Cutting corners': A horsey tale #English #etymology #usage
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‘My’ and ‘mine’ shadow #English #etymology #usage
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Table talk #English #etymology #usage
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Is this use of “on” really off? #English #etymology #usage
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Why a ‘rise’ can be ‘meteoric’ #English #etymology #usage
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Making the cut #English #golf #film
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New albums drop like leaves in the fall’ #English #etymology #usage
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‘Thou shalt not loose by it’ #English #usage #spelling
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A thorny question? #English #etymology
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‘A hundred literate children’ #English #etymology #usage
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When ‘ye’ became ‘you’ #English #etymology #grammar #usage
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On ‘adult’ and ‘adultery’ #English #etymology
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Let’s go down the ‘rabbit hole’ #English #etymology
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A chimerical journey #English #etymology #usage
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How cool was Abe Lincoln? #English #Etymology #Usage
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Osculation: A kiss is still a kiss #English #etymology #usage
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On the euphemism treadmill #English #etymology #usage
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When ‘misery’ rhymes with ‘high’ #English #pronunciation #etymology #poetry
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Has the verb ‘progress’ progressed? #English #etymology #usage
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