Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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January 21, 2014

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“hone in” vs. “home in”

  • January 21, 2014, 1:08pm

Arg! The only honing an archer does is to sharpen the tips of his arrows to inflict maximum damage. Then the process of hitting the target involves homing in on the proper combination of elevation, Kentucky windage, and lead time on moving targets. This how guidence systems in missles function, by progessive correction of external factors to achieve the best approximation necessary to home in on the target.