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#1 2006-11-05 18:06:29

poisedredpen
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reign/s when he means reins, but apt

Found today in my proofreading:
... and all the best to the newly appointed SL who has taken the reigns of this large organisation.

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#2 2006-11-05 22:01:28

patschwieterman
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Re: reign/s when he means reins, but apt

This is an Eggcorns Database classic; it has its own article here: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/34/reign/

Among the examples listed in the article is a citation from none other than W. B. Yeats.

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