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The document: cheese souffle
Me: Hm – that doesn't look right. Let me fix that.
The document: cheesé souffle
Me:
Me: Wait.
Grammar PSA
the expression you're looking for is reining in. it is NOT reigning in. it comes from horseback riding.
you REIN IN your horse when you pull on the rein to tell him to slow down.
similarly, you GIVE HIM FREE REIN when you loosen your grip on the reins and let him run as fast as he likes.
that's where the metaphor comes from. you can rein in your evil vizier when he proposes a little too much child murder, or you can give him free rein when you need your enemies obliterated and only underhanded treachery will do. but unless he actually pulls off that nefarious coup he's plotting, the only one reigning here is you.
How do you read "AO3"
a-o-three
a-triple-o
archive of our own
a-o-o-o
something else
i don't
Homophone mistakes seen this week in intelligent posts by people I respect. Minor flaws, but worth learning the difference.
POURED vs PORED
"I poured water into the cup."
"I pored over every page in the book."
REPEL vs RAPPEL
"That horrible smell will repel guests."
"We had to rappel down the cliff."
No matter how many times I write it I always always spell reccomend wrong on the first try. that's underlined in red. reccommend. nope. recommend. ok that one's right. I will forget that before the next time I need to write it.
Do you have the most common spelling of your first name?
I have a common/well-known name but there's ONLY one way to spell it
Yes, my name is spelled the most common way
My name is one of multiple equally common spellings
My name is spelled a somewhat less common way
My name is spelled a VERY uncommon way
My name itself is so unique I don't think anyone else has it
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