How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
And is one way more correct than the others?
What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.
And how did it get that name?
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.
Thawing one of the mysteries of English