Blast from the Past: reign and rein

[green_grrl]

Today we are revisiting when to use reign versus rein, a topic ably covered by verilyverity in this past post.

As verilyverity described, with excellent examples, reign means to rule or prevail and rein means to control (as one controls a horse with reins). However "rule" and "control" aren't all that dissimilar, and horse-riding knowledge is arcane enough that it's

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[djin7]

I love this post, thank you! This particular error is a major pet peeve for me, and I love how you've explained it, I hope it sticks. :)

[green_grrl]

Thank you! It's one of my pet peeves as well, so I was happy to revisit this one. The more times the better!