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Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last column, we talked about a bumper crop of “acorns.” This time, it’s a bumper crop of “eggcorns.” One incorrect ...
Until very recently, Timothy Torkildson blogged for the Nomen Global Language Center-- an ESL school in Provo, Utah. Earlier this month, Mr. Torkildson wrote a blog post explaining why homophones can ...
Grammar 101: a homophone is "two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling." An example would be the words "knight" and "night." ...
'Doctor! I think I’m shrinking. I’m getting smaller!' 'Well, first you will have to calm down and learn to be a little patient.' A question from Sokhom in Cambodia: What is the difference between a ...