“Let's hone in on the problem.”
Grammar Entry 649 / 1011 60-second read
Home in (focus) vs. Hone in
HOME IN is the original; HONE IN now accepted.
The comparisoni
“Let's home in on the problem.”
The ruleii
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Traditional: HOME IN. Informal: HONE IN.
HOME IN comes from homing pigeons — to zero in. HONE IN is now widespread and in dictionaries, but purists prefer HOME IN.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Pigeons home. You hone a knife.