
Originally Posted by
Skierchickie
Regime used in place of regimen. I see / hear it WAY too frequently, and am afraid it is becoming generally accepted. Even on Masterpiece Theater last night, on PBS (it was "Emma", by Jane Austen, of all things - her father made a remark about his exercise regime). A regime is a government, a regimen is a system of training or treatment.
And how about all of the nouns that have become verbs, all of a sudden?
Voila! Perhaps she meant regiment.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/regiment.html
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