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Why Is There an
R
in
Mrs.
?
There’s no
r
in missus, so what’s it doing in the abbreviation?
Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?
You may want to lay—er, lie—down for this.
Where Does the Concept of a “Grim Reaper” Come From?
Harvester of souls since when?
Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?
Well, there are more than a pair of answers.
Why Do Languages Die?
How does someone become the last known speaker of a language?