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Weird typo in that article: > unless the U.S. rows back on its plans Shouldn't that be "rolls", or am I showing my ignorance?
by bediger4000 2y ago
Weird typo in that article:
> unless the U.S. rows back on its plans
Shouldn't that be "rolls", or am I showing my ignorance?
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoWiktionary claims it's a UK phrase: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/row_back https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/row_back
- beardyw 2y agoIt is, I would say it.
- bediger4000 2y agoJoshua Kirby, given the byline of that story, is UK educated. The Wall Street Journal is quintessentially US. Looks to me like "it's a typo" could be true or false, or just lucky.