Common Errors @CommErrorsDaily

An entry each day from Paul Brians' Common Errors in English Usage book and Web site. Joined February 2014

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Episode 122: The Gluten-Free Episode commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2018/01/23/epi…

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Episode 121: Medical Terms—Refills, Urgent Care, Vein vs. Artery, Taut vs. Taunt, and Much… commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/epi…

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Episode 120: Crusades, Demagogues, Stump Speeches & More commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/epi…

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Episode 119: A Modicum of Civility—Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Civil War commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2018/01/02/epi…

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Episode 118: The Magi(c) of Christmas commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/12/23/epi…

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Episode 118: The Magi(c) of Christmas commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/epi…

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Episode 117: Holiday Greetings and the War on Christmas commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/12/19/epi…

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Episode 116: Caucuses, Lobbyists, PACs, and More commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/epi…

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Episode 115: Administration, Congress, What Veto Means, and Much More commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/epi…

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Episode 114: More on the Book Sale, Plus Thanksgiving Leftovers—“dolly/handcart,” “duck… commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/epi…

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Episode 113: Giving Thanks for the Book commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/epi…

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Episode 112: Political Stripes—Red & Blue, Liberal, Libertarian, Conservative,… commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/epi…

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Episode 111: Left/Right, Socialism, Communism commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/epi…

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Episode 110: Bureaucracy, Ballots & More commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/epi…

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Episode 109: Empire and Colonies commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/epi…

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Episode 108: Dictatorships, State Capitalism, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Kleptocracy,… commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/epi…

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Episode 107: Suffrage, Franchise, Republic & Democracy commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/epi…

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Episode 106: Feudalism, Fiefdoms, Monarchy, and Democracy—Where Do We Get All This… commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/epi…

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Episode 105: Government and Politics—More Than Just Words commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/epi…

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Episode 104: Finishing Up Health Care Terms: Networks, HMOs, Pre-existing Conditions, HIPA,… commonerrorspodcast.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/epi…

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