On Monday, March 05, 2018 13:48:23 Adam D. Ruppe via Digitalmars-d-announce wrote: > Just a semantic note, it is "straitjacket". "straight" is like a > non-wiggly line. "strait" means narrow or constricted. Thus, the > straitjacket is a jacket that constricts your movement. > > Of course, using "straight" is such a common mistake it has > become generally accepted... but still, I like being precise with > my words.
Thanks for the correction. I probably knew at some point, but it's not a word that I use often, and I didn't even think about looking it up. Now, I'm more likely to remember in the future. - Jonathan M Davis
