Do you say sitting down or seating down?

I recently had someone arrive at my website after asking Google the question, “Do you say sitting down or seating down?” Generally speaking, you’re probably looking for sitting down. Here’s the difference between sitting and seating.

Without further adieu

If you type “without further adieu” into Google, you get over 4 million search results. Clearly, there are a lot of websites out there that use the phrase.

Gender neutral term for aunt/uncle

“Nieces and nephews” isn’t the only three-word familial phrase that lacks a widespread gender-neutral option: “aunts and uncles” also lacks one.

What is the word for day anniversary?

Last week marked 8,888 days since my spouse and I married. When I announced it on Facebook, I was curious to know if there was a word similar to anniversary, but for days instead of years.

What does nonpartisan mean?

I volunteer with a group that curates political news and posts it on our Facebook and Twitter accounts. We describe ourselves as nonpartisan, but from time to time, people seem confused by what that word means.

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