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1151. This week, we look at the deep history of words with Doug Harper, creator of Etymonline. We look at the "gravitational" link between digging a grave and having a grave problem, the surprising 1839 origin of "OK," and why some of our favorite word stories are actually "folk ...  عرض المزيد

1150. This week, we look at "impact" as a verb and why it's a pet peeve for so many editors and readers. Then, we look at the linguistic shift between sympathy and empathy, exploring how "sympathy" began to sound patronizing and how "empathy" expanded to fill the gap.Links to Get ...  عرض المزيد

Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs. 

Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs. 

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives 

Do you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.