Here it comes - Reddit admins taking over subs

manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech · edit-2 2 years ago

Here it comes - Reddit admins taking over subs

starrox@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago

I think “reign” is like “rule”. - A king reigns over his people.

“Rein” is the thing that horse cart drivers use to control the horses. So the rope that goes from horses mouth to drivers hand. You can either “rein (in) the horses” for them to do something, or you can let them “free rein”, meaning they can run as they please.

minimar@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

I always imagined it like a king being able to freely reign over his people - so that he can freely do whatever he wants in terms of governing them.

starrox@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago

well that interpretation certainly works here as well :)

BrewJajaja@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Then free reign could also be an eggcorn.

starrox@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago

Til what an eggcorn is. Yeah, absolutely.

samus12345@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Same, but I’m happy to know the correct term.