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  1. 07-17-2024 03:56 AM #1
    Wuffadin
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    Quest "Law of the Land" - Kemakka Dialogue - "strait and narrow"

    Kemakka: But those who haven't will be given the chance to resume walking the strait and narrow.

    Should be "straight and narrow"
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    Rongway
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    This is probably not an error. The original expression is indeed strait and narrow and the localizers like to use archaic spellings to give the world a particular feel.

    Merriam Webster: Straight and narrow Definition & Meaning
    Quote Originally Posted by Merriam Webster: Straight and narrow Definition & Meaning
    straight and narrow
    noun
    : the way of propriety and rectitude
    —used with the

    Word History
    Etymology

    probably alteration of strait and narrow; from the admonition of Matthew 7:14 (King James Version), "strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life"
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