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This Week on Grammar Girl "Rogue" Versus "Rouge": I always struggled to spell "rogue" and "rouge" until Sarah Palin adopted the catch phrase "going rogue." Here's how her slogan finally helped me remember. The Royal "We": In honor of the new royal baby, more formally known as Prince George Alexander Louis, we're pondering a pompous pronoun choice known as the "royal we."   Is "Chai Tea" Redundant: Chai means "tea" in Hindi, so when we order "chai tea," we're asking for "tea tea." Should we expect marketers not to be redundant when they name products?  The Top 3: This week my favorite stories from other websites covered how many errors an editor should be allowed to make, how the meaning of "kerfuffle" is changing, and the grammar rules behind three disparaged dialects.  Poem: Guess the Literary Device: Denise Cevela brings personification to life. "TREES stand guarding through the night, Soldiers, never taking flight..." Read more.

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