About Face!
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 2:59 pm
Writers,
A regiment is a military unit.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment
Now that we all know this, isn't the idea of a skin care regiment, a makeup regiment, or an exercise regiment pretty funny?
The word you want is "regimen."
The word "regime" describes a type of government. Wait before you protest. I've seen this word used to describe a "regular course of action" even in books that are about regimes, and M-W.com indicates that it is a synonym for "regimen" - so it's permissible. However, AP agrees that "regime" and "regimen" are two different things.
http://editdesk.blogspot.com/2008/02/regime-change.html
The idea of a makeup regime, with the AP understanding of the word, is pretty hilarious.
So use the word regime if you want, but please never use regiment.
Thanks,
Ed
A regiment is a military unit.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regiment
Now that we all know this, isn't the idea of a skin care regiment, a makeup regiment, or an exercise regiment pretty funny?
The word you want is "regimen."
The word "regime" describes a type of government. Wait before you protest. I've seen this word used to describe a "regular course of action" even in books that are about regimes, and M-W.com indicates that it is a synonym for "regimen" - so it's permissible. However, AP agrees that "regime" and "regimen" are two different things.
http://editdesk.blogspot.com/2008/02/regime-change.html
The idea of a makeup regime, with the AP understanding of the word, is pretty hilarious.
So use the word regime if you want, but please never use regiment.
Thanks,
Ed