Funny that an article on a grammar handbook would misspell "straitlaced" as "straight-laced."
There is nothing "straight" about the lacing--"strait" means narrow and tight!
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albionmoonlight writes:
Funny that an article on a grammar handbook would misspell "straitlaced" as "straight-laced."
There is nothing "straight" about the lacing--"strait" means narrow and tight!
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