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Build Your Strawberry Shortcake on Biscuits Instead
Whether we’re eating at home or dining out, my family never skips dessert, and we’re pretty good at ordering the best item on the menu. The first time I went to the Cheesecake Factory with my father, he blew my mind by skipping the namesake treat entirely and ordering the strawberry shortcake instead. “They make…
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8 Social Quandaries That Will Make You Doubt Our Shared Reality
In order to get along in the world, we generally operate under the assumption that we’re experiencing the same reality as others. But this may be an illusion — ask a random person who won the last presidential election to get a picture of how little we share in a political and cultural sense —…
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10 Common Grammar Rules You’re Probably Messing Up All the Time
Who among us has not been confidently click-clacking away on their keyboard, stopped mid-sentence, looked around and asked the air, “Wait, is it who or whom?” Correct English grammar can be tricky even for native speakers who were once (involuntarily) hooked on phonics. You may have fewer/less down pat while the difference between affect/effect sends…
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9 Unexpected Things You Should Season With MSG
Monosodium glutamate is a crystallised flavour enhancer that makes pretty much any savoury food taste good. You can put it in almost any sauce, soup, stew, or dressing, and it will make it just a little bit better. We’ve already discussed MSG’s more obvious applications, but that was years ago, and I’ve discovered a few…