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-manitcor

  • @halfpipe@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    44•1 year ago

    This wouldn’t be a proper Reddit replacement if an anonymous user didn’t take the time out of his day to type that “free rein” was the correct spelling here

    • DarraignTheSaneEnglish
      22•1 year ago

      Well damnit you are right - in both that it’s not proper reddit replacement without grammar nazis, and that “free rein” is the usual term. It could be argued that reign also works in this case because some moderators seemed to be under the impression that they were unchallenged kings within their subreddit kingdoms.

      • @starrox@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11•1 year ago

        I think “reign” is like “rule”. - A king reigns over his people.

        “Rein” is the thing that horse cart drivers use to control the horses. So the rope that goes from horses mouth to drivers hand. You can either “rein (in) the horses” for them to do something, or you can let them “free rein”, meaning they can run as they please.