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Read more about the article A new take on money laundering
Imagine money on the laundry line

A new take on money laundering

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:December 2, 2020

Last week while editing an academic text, my hawkish eyes fell upon the phrase money laundry. The esteemed professor had made a typographical error. I smiled quietly to myself as…

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Read more about the article Why is spelling a bee?
bees at work

Why is spelling a bee?

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:March 1, 2017

This is a question that has been on my mind ever since my encounter with the movie Akeelah and the Bee in 2006, and I was again reminded of it…

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Read more about the article What’s missing from the language?

What’s missing from the language?

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 10, 2017

Have you ever paid attention to the ampersand? Did you know that it and similarly formed words are called mondegreens? Newspaper style prefers the use of a full “and” only…

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