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#67

Word of the Week: mondegreen (MON-duh-green).

I don’t know how useful this word will be in your writing, but it will be great for improving casual conversations. Here’s the backstory: In the seventeenth century, a 17th-century Scottish ballad went like this: “They have slain the Earl o’ Moray / And layd him on the green.” But when the song was sung, peo…