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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
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Jeff King
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Jan 23
I, the Oxford Comma, No Longer Wish to Be a Source of Divisiveness Between Coworkers, Families, or Anyone Else
Please don’t make me fuel for your culture war
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Tommy Paley
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Mar 22, 2022
First (And Better?) Versions Of Popular Idioms
Ah, literary expressions, where would we be without ye?
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Mary DeVries
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Nov 6, 2021
Grandma Spills the Tea All Over the Way Kids Today Talk
A helpful article in the Setting Sun Senior…
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Chris Eno McMahon
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Sep 12, 2021
Ten Sounds Your Cat Makes Explained by an Etymologist
contrary to popular belief, they don’t just talk…
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Evan Wildstein
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Sep 7, 2021
7 Everyday Phrases Translated for Academics
Because life is difficult enough for scholars
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David Martin
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Aug 4, 2021
Thesauraphiles Anonymous
There is hope for the synonym-obsessed
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David Martin
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Jun 4, 2021
Mrs. Malaprop’s TripAdvisor Review
Don’t misunderestimate her incisor comments
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Victoria A. Fraser
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Jan 20, 2021
Noah Webster’s Secret Love Letters From “U” Found
Now “U” will never know what might have been
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Kyrie Gray
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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Jun 12, 2019
Terms for Women Who Don’t Want to Appear Masculine
If men get a man-bun then women get a wo-stache
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