cm0002@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?message-squaremessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?cm0002@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square133fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoI’m fine with “free reign” and “beckon call” because the meaning is retained and language evolves.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-25 months agoI feel like “free reign” means the same thing as “free rein” anyway. As in you’re not shackled in your rule; a despot. “He has free reign over his domain.”
I’m fine with “free reign” and “beckon call” because the meaning is retained and language evolves.
I feel like “free reign” means the same thing as “free rein” anyway. As in you’re not shackled in your rule; a despot. “He has free reign over his domain.”