[alethiophile]

It's called the Art of the Deal, and politicians, lawyers and property developers are particularly good at it, which is why they're so detested. That said, the word 'straight' is much more common, so it's unsurprising that 'straightjacket' also pops up a lot. The word straight means undeviating, and has not relation at all to the word straitjacket. a jacket made of strong canvas material with long sleeves for binding the arms of violent prisoners or mentally ill patients. Learn new vocab by taking this fun trivia quiz! Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family. here

[limikael]

Blow - Straitjacket Fits album - was created in 1993. Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative? Angus has been writing professionally about technology since 1994 and breaking it for even longer. Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative? [links]

[jonathan]

Do you believe that being against birth control pills or Sterilization and also against abortion, is a contradiction in terms. Well, for starters ‘etc’ means ‘and so on’, not ‘and others’. Straitjacket picture from Shutterstock In my customarily dismissive fashion, I’ve always argued that ‘straitjacket’ is the correct spelling, reflecting as it does the sense of ‘straiten’ meaning to restrict. The straitjacket is described as early as 1772, in a book by the Irish physician David Macbride, though there are claims an upholsterer named Guilleret invented it in 1790 France for Bicêtre Hospital. Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. [6], Modified variants of the garment are still in use. Why Do We Have “Red States” And “Blue States”? They believed the patient had lost all control over their morals and strict discipline was necessary to help the patient regain self-control.

[hidden_citizen]

They tell politicians and journalists what… Climate Scepticism. Angus Kidman | Lifehacker Editor They don’t use them anymore, so I have never felt the need to learn the right spelling. ","text":" Having your arms strapped down is not something many of us submit to voluntarily. As long as you're consistent and don't use both spellings in a single document, you'll be fine. The term has become popular in the use of metaphors, such as the phrase "intellectual straitjacket," which means very tight boundaries on the allowance of ideas, as by an ideological system of thought. Mind you there is a lot to be said for the Japanese art of Shibari, which I personally prefer over classic and enhanced straitjacket designs. People carrying loads on heads and bicycles trying to negotiate with the narrow foot track between the crags is a routine scene here. Blood pools in the elbows, causing swelling. Belligerent Opposite, Prune Juice With Pulp Or Without, Some of the more newsworthy attempts and successes include: Fastest regulated Posey straitjacket escape, Other speed/difficult straitjacket escape records and attempts, Jason Hughes. The word "strait" means (among other things) fitting tightly. On January 8, 2005, at the Arndale Centre, Manchester UK. Friction buckles are used to fasten institutional jackets with webbing or cloth straps because they are difficult to open without a free pair of hands. Then call you sugartits. Well, in three short letters it adds that straitjackets are used to confine: The official "Fastest Escape from a Regulated Posey Straitjacket" is 2.84 seconds, set by Danilo Audiello at the Studio Fleming Medicina Generale, Foggia, Italy, on 11 August 2014.[9]. But when it does happen, is the garment in question a straitjacket or a straightjacket? here

[hannahsmith]

[mskwik]

Angus Kidman | Lifehacker Editor

[sc8nt4u]

(Side note: I refer to the Macquarie Dictionary as an authority for Australian usage, but I don’t think it’s perfect when it comes to defining meaning. The use of ‘etc’ here adds nothing to the definition.) more

[sarahalfred142]

Having your arms strapped down is not something many of us submit to voluntarily. But when it does happen, is the garment in question a straitjacket or a straightjacket?

[praxeologist]

In my customarily dismissive fashion, I’ve always argued that ‘straitjacket’ is the correct spelling, reflecting as it does the sense of ‘straiten’ meaning to restrict. That said, the word ‘straight’ is much more common, so it’s unsurprising that ‘straightjacket’ also pops up a lot. Indeed, it has now been used so often that the Macquarie recognises that both spellings are acceptable:

[Albert Novel]

Conflicting forces often influence language. You can maintain that ‘strait’ is the more logical prefix (as I did), but if ‘straight’ becomes the more accepted spelling, we have to roll with that change. Right now, we’re in a transitional phase. As long as you’re consistent and don’t use both spellings in a single document, you’ll be fine. more

[loadingpicker87]

Lifehacker’s Mind Your Language column offers bossy advice on improving your writing. [links]

[GeoRW]

Lifehacker’s Mind Your Language column offers bossy advice on improving your writing. [links]

[Innarita]

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[nikitakit]

(Side note: I refer to the Macquarie Dictionary as an authority for Australian usage, but I don’t think it’s perfect when it comes to defining meaning. The use of ‘etc’ here adds nothing to the definition.) here

[hershel4merr]

In my customarily dismissive fashion, I’ve always argued that ‘straitjacket’ is the correct spelling, reflecting as it does the sense of ‘straiten’ meaning to restrict. That said, the word ‘straight’ is much more common, so it’s unsurprising that ‘straightjacket’ also pops up a lot. Indeed, it has now been used so often that the Macquarie recognises that both spellings are acceptable:

[DJFC]

Having your arms strapped down is not something many of us submit to voluntarily. But when it does happen, is the garment in question a straitjacket or a straightjacket?

[mtp]

Final point: whichever spelling you favour, it’s a single word. Don’t write ‘strait jacket’ or ‘straight jacket’.

[darkskiez]

Her name – the name given to protect her identity – was Genie. Her deranged father had strapped her into a handmade straitjacket and tied her to a chair in a silent room of a suburban house since she was a toddler. He had forbidden her to cry, speak or make noise and had beaten and growled at her, like a dog. [links]

[Xaxo]

What question did Genie's sleep study raise that puzzled the scientists for years?

[tannerped]

Similarly, why did scientists call her genie? May 7, 2008 — -- They called her "Genie" -- a pseudonym to protect her privacy -- because since infancy her life had been bottled up in the horrors she experienced in one dimly lit room. here

[Iskender]

Language deprivation experiments. The American literary scholar Roger Shattuck called this kind of research study "The Forbidden Experiment" because of the exceptional deprivation of ordinary human contact it requires.

[seeger418]

Consequently, why did Genie's parents abused her?

[splitpeamaster]

The sleep studies raised a question that would puzzle the Genie team for years. Was Genie brain damaged from her years of abuse, or had she been retarded from birth? When Genie was a baby, her father apparently decided she was retarded. He insisted on keeping her isolated because of that.