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Just saying.

Are you referring to some MNers using the spelling 'reign it in' or using 'reigns' for bolting toddlers?

If so, I agree; I made a similar comment on a thread not so long ago.

If not - I haven't got a clue what you're talking about

<<snurkle>>

It's always being used: How do I reign him in? It's a fecking horse metaphor, it's about reins.

There are two current thread titles, sometimes almost juxtaposed, about "reigning him in" and "hoards of travellers".

I just think people should envision Genghis Khan reining in his hordes, and then they'd have it.

Thanks, Dazzle. I'm glad we're on the same wavelength here.

One's never quite sure what Chaos's <<snurkles>> are about sometimes.

Theirs allways rain in the hoards to.

That was a painful sentence to type.

That deserves a <<big snurkle>>, DownbtR
Five words out of seven, as well

I do teach primary...

You can also imagine Genghis Khan reigning in his hoards.

But that is an altogether more passive picture. And not half as exciting.

reigning in has taken over

It makes me <shudder>

Thanks my dyslexic brain knew that looked wrong, but could quite work out why.

I know, Ponders, you even see it in the papers. The Guardian, admittedly - but still.

Oh, must bump it now.

May I add another one to this Dazzle (and help you with the bump)?

It's CroydOn (i.e. Croydon ) not CroydEn - as in the very large town on the south-west edge of Greater London - (just noticed this on another thread, but I've seen it a few times on MN previously). Grrrrrr

I'm only bumping when the Hoards are in Active Convos or the Reigning him in set. Trying for juxtaposition is too ambitious.

It IS important to rein in the hordes of Croydon, oh, yes.

Here, here, by the way, FruStefanLindman.

I do rather like this one in a current thread:

"People are talking about racial diversity in private schools, of course there is a well healed, ambitious group amongst all races."

Very pleasing, that one.

And they're talking about Croydon. But spelling it right.

Actually, looking down Active Convos, I'm sure at one point we've had "playing bored games" instead of "board games".

Almost poetic. And so apt.

well healed?
were they broken badly before then?


I like the Genghis one too - definitely reigning in his hoards.

I think they were wounded by injustice, Nickelbabe. But now they are well healed.

I once (and only once) read a motoring article in the Guardian. It consistently referred to the 'breaks'. This is one to look forward to when the icy weather starts - there will be lots of hapless MNers having problems breaking their cars.

at least you don't work in a 'fast-paste' office like someone my sister knows....

Oh, I like fast-paste. Is that like swimming through custard?

I think you should give the Guardian a brake, Grimma.

presumably it's a one stop wallpaper shop, a fast-paste office. (Actually it's a serious legal premises, which is a little more alarming )

I think they're papering over the cracks, there, Sospanfach. And they do it really well, because they're a fast-paste office.