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Capricious: The etymological battle between Team Hedgehog and Team Goat
Want to sound smarter? Avoid mixing up these 11 most commonly confused words in English– CNBC
Tossing Words Around Willy-Nilly (from the Oxford comma to nihilism) – You’re Saying It Wrong podcast
All right/Alright: Is alright, er, all right?
13 most commonly mispronounced words in American English—and the right way to say them – CNBC
sibling language experts Kathryn and Ross Petras on the new language COVID-19 has created – Leonard Lopate at Large/WBAI Radio , New York
Champ at the bit: Move over, popular yet incorrect chomp!
14 common words and phrases you’ve probably been saying wrong this whole time – CNBC
Nonplussed: In which we are perplexed by the misuse of a literally perplexing word
Our newest book for word nerds — AWKWORD MOMENTS: A Lively Guide to the 100 Terms Smart People Should Know … But (Very) Often (Secretly) Don’t
A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use–even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don’t) know what they mean–with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings. (available at IndieBound — Amazon — Barnes & Noble and your favorite bookstores)
Bruschetta: from the Mispronounced Antipasto department