Thursday, August 30, 2012

dire straights/dire straits: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Thursday, August 30, 2012

dire straights/dire straits
When you are threading your way through troubles as if you were traversing a dangerously narrow passage, you are in “dire straits.” The expression and the band by that name are often transformed by those who don’t understand the word “strait” into “dire straights.”

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