BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of cello is cellos. cello : the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the ….
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People of a certain age remember chalkboards. Today, you may have a passing familiarity with sidewalk chalk. Regardless, chalk full (or chalk-full) is not a ….
A censor as a noun hides information. A censure as a noun is harsh criticism. They’re both judgments but to be censored is to be ….
If you’ve just finished a flawless argument, the last thing you want to do to cap off your brilliance is trip up an idiom with ….
A card sharp is a person who uses skill, sleight of hand, or deception to win at poker or other card games. In modern use, ….
A nation’s or state’s capital is the primary city and usually the seat of the government. The most important city (at least in terms of ….
To canvass is to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or ….
Canon with a single “-n” in the middle of the word is a noun. The singular form of canon is canon. The plural form of ….
The homonyms callous and callus sound the same, but they’re not. A callus is a rough patch of skin. Add an “-o” for “obdurate” and ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of calf is calves. calf: the young of the domestic cow or that of a closely related mammal ….