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!
According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, "straight-laced" is a variant spelling of strait-laced. And who can doubt the New Oxford American Dictionary?
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cturczyn writes:
According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, "straight-laced" is a variant spelling of strait-laced. And who can doubt the New Oxford American Dictionary?
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