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notapatsyMarch 22, 2025

I suppose the charitable response is that it's a metaphor from the past, when people were more familiar with horses. But surely the fact that people read less and less is responsible for confusing the two homophones "rein" and "reign."

I also grind my teeth at "of" when used to mean "have," as in "She should of...".

CattitudeMarch 22, 2025

That one has irritated me for years!