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I was scrolling today and saw a CNN Underscored headline about down jackets. It was clearly supposed to say something like, "We tested 13 down jackets to find the warmest winners." But the headline said "warmest winers." Source: www.cnn.com Yes, I know what they meant. Winner . Not winer . Still, that one missing letter changed how I read the entire piece. Because here’s what immediately happened in my brain: If something as simple as a headline wasn’t proofread, what else in

Let’s talk about pickles, and and not just because it’s National Pickle Day . On the Uniform Bar Exam, the Multistate Essay Examination gives you six essays to answer in one three-hour block. That means you have, on average, 30 minutes to complete each essay, and those six essays make up a significant chunk of your overall UBE score. Thirty percent, in fact. This design assumes you'll pace yourself evenly. But that's not always what happens. Photo by Solstice Hannan on Unspl

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It’s National Ice Cream Day . Go enjoy a cone (or two). But since we’re in bar prep mode, this got me thinking about brain freeze. Not...

Many bar takers say, "I need to use scratch paper to organize my thoughts." It feels familiar and comforting, especially under stress....

We live in a world where celebrities like billie eilish sometimes stylize their names in lowercase for artistic effect. But there is no...

Today is National Typewriter Day , a celebration of the once-revolutionary device that paved the way for modern typing as we know it....

Bar exam takers often focus on memorizing outlines, drilling multiple-choice questions, and passively reviewing rule statements. But if...