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minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·9 days ago Couch fucker takes the reigns… Reins, not reigns. Common homophone error but the phrase comes from the name of the straps used to control a horse.
minus-squareleadore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 days agoBut in this case either of the homophones works.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoNo, reigns would be incorrect.
minus-squareleadore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoIt was supposed to be a joke (but only a semi-joke), because ‘reign’ is what monarchs and authoritarians do.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoWhich is why that error in diction shows up so often.
minus-squareBassTurd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoI definitely knew it was reins, but I don’t know that I knew that it is spelled differently than reigns. Unfortunately, he would also be reigning, so I wasn’t to far off for both spelling and context.
Reins, not reigns. Common homophone error but the phrase comes from the name of the straps used to control a horse.
But in this case either of the homophones works.
No, reigns would be incorrect.
It was supposed to be a joke (but only a semi-joke), because ‘reign’ is what monarchs and authoritarians do.
Which is why that error in diction shows up so often.
I definitely knew it was reins, but I don’t know that I knew that it is spelled differently than reigns.
Unfortunately, he would also be reigning, so I wasn’t to far off for both spelling and context.