On CNN, a legal commentator twice just referred to someone “toeing the line” to suggest disobedience. She should’ve said “overstepping.”
And a minute or two later, the same commentator referred to someone “honing in.” No, “homing in.”
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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I'm afraid "honing in" has supplanted "homing in." I'd guess the ratio is close to 10:1 when I hear or read the two usages these days.
ReplyDeleteGarner’s Modern English Usage has home in leading in print, two-to-one. I think in speech it must be different. Garner marks hone in as Stage Four: “The form becomes commonplace even among many well-educated people but is still avoided in careful usage.”
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