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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

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Is It 'Attorney Generals' Or 'Attorneys General'?

 

'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

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