Gave him the reigns

FOUND ON NETFLIX: Gave him the reigns...

The program that did the subtitles messed up. He gave him the reins, as with a horse. Reigns is a verb, not a noun.

FROM ANOTHER ARTICLE: It’s $36,620 base price is competitive for an EV but significantly more than the prices of other compact cars.

It's $36,620 base price isn't possessive, so you don't need the apostrophe. Its works here.

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Role him out

FOUND ONLINE: By 2013 Tannehill was still not allowed to audible and Sherman was still trying to keep him in the pocket rather than use his athleticism and role him out.

The writer meant roll him out, not role him out. I'd also put a comma after audible.


ALSO FOUND ONLINE: Where did you spend you money last month?

Obviously, the writer meant YOUR money.

EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com TWITTER: EDITORatWORK

More EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!