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Hone in is so common that it's now listed. To hone is to sharpen or to perfect. You can hone a blade. Home in is the phrase that has more widespread use. A mi
by Glide 11y ago
Hone in is so common that it's now listed.
To hone is to sharpen or to perfect. You can hone a blade.
Home in is the phrase that has more widespread use. A missile homes in. It probably has roots to do with homing pigeons.
- Roodgorf 11y agoAh, interesting, thank you. I always thought that it should be home, but heard it more often as hone, so I figured there must be some etymological history I was unaware of. Apparently I just had a bad sample set.