GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The first spelling reform was proposed and immediately ignored because chaos won the vote.

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Onomatopoeia sounds differ across languages—e.g., 'woof' in English, 'wan-wan' in Japanese — even dogs get local accents.The first proverb was invented by someone who loved being right in a poetic way.The first spelling bee was started by bees who were tired of being associated with typos.The word “cool” became popular when someone didn’t want to admit they were impressed.The phrase “long story short” was invented by someone who never actually shortened the story.The longest word in English is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' — the linguistic equivalent of a victory lap.See all Grammar Crimes Division facts →

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