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Why ‘Useless Etymology’ gives you super powers, with Jess Zafarris

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The surprising origin of 'hangnail'

Jess explains hangnail comes from Middle English agnail meaning a painful corn or iron nail, later reinterpreted.

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