The title of this post says it all. This is another one of my pet peeves when it comes to our American language. When you want to sharpen a knife to the Nth degree, use a hone; when you want to describe the act of trying to zero-in on something, use home-in, or skip the confusion entirely and use the aforementioned zero-in.
Hey folks, you can put this one on your usage list along with comprise, irregardless and the others I've been ranting about. You know, if I was smart and greedy (in other words, a true capitalist) I would sell you a special three-ring binder with indexes for you to keep all your American language usage notes in!
But hey, I'm retired now and it sounds like it might actually involve something like work, so I think I'll pass....your wallets are safe for now, relax.
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