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A drop cap is a large capital letter that can be used to indicate the...
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If you’ve ever mistaken youthanism for euphemism, old-timer’s disease for Alheimer’s disease, or duck tape...
The verbs “mention” and “say” are similar in meaning because they’re both concerned with expressing...
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Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun or a noun phrase to...