Regime, Regimen, Regiment??????

Radianthealth

Radianthealth

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Okay this has been bothering me and confusing me for some time, I see people using these words interchangeably and I just needed some clarification. I love learning new things, hopefully I will be able to remember the difference:lol:

Anyway here is what I found on dictionary.com:)

re·gime
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-noun
1.a mode or system of rule or government: a dictatorial regime. 2.a ruling or prevailing system. 3.a government in power.
4.the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power.

reg·i·men
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–noun 1.Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.


reg·i·ment
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–noun 1.Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units. 2.Obsolete. government. –verb (used with object) 3.to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline. 4.to form into a regiment or regiments. 5.to assign to a regiment or group. 6.to form into an organized group, usually for the purpose of rigid or complete control.

Now I have to correct my siggy :)
 
Here's a quote from Sohohair on this very topic that had me tumbling out of my chair:

Oh man I second that whole heartedly. A REGIME refers to a form of military or govermentl rule over a country/peoples while a REGIMEN refers to the systematic plans for taking caring of our hair or taking vitamins that so many of us have. Everytime I see someone refer to their viitamin regime I get a mental picture of little MSM capusles lining up in formation to do battle with the biotin.:look: :ohwell:
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Lusa said:
Here's a quote from Sohohair on this very topic that had me tumbling out of my chair:
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Okay, that was funny. I can almost see the biotin and MSM fighting in my head.

I say regimen, btw.
 
Main Entry: re·gime
Variant(s): also ré·gime /rA-'zhEm, ri- also ri-'jEm/
Function: noun
Etymology: French régime, from Old French regimen, regime, from Late Latin regimin-, regimen
1 a : REGIMEN 1 b : a regular pattern of occurrence or action (as of seasonal rainfall) c : the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process
2 a : mode of rule or management b : a form of government <a socialist regime> c : a government in power <predicted that the new regime would fall> d : a period of rule

Main Entry: reg·i·men
Pronunciation: 're-j&-m&n also 're-zh&-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin regimin-, regimen position of authority, direction, set of rules, from Latin, steering, control, from regere to direct
1 a : a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient b : a regular course of action and especially of strenuous training <the daily regimen of a top athlete>
2 : GOVERNMENT, RULE
3 : REGIME 1c



regime and regimen is the same thing
regiment....i agree on that one
 
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Seni I'm glad you pointed out that Regime and Regimen can be used interchangeably. People be screw-facing all the time like they're not synonymous!

Dictionary.com isn't totally reliable, they include colloquialisms, but don't label them so. I use the Cambridge dictionary website, I think they're quite reliable along with Oxford, Collins and Webster's (which we don't have over here).
 
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Some of us just can't spell, or think about spellings, me esp. Until Jlove brought it up I never thought about the difference.
 
dimpalz said:
Seni I'm glad you pointed out that Regime and Regimen can be used interchangeably. People be screw-facing all the time like they're not synonymous!
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My pleasure, I wanted to comment before but the thread was closed before I could throw in my 3 cents.
 
I think regiment can be used too:

reg·i·ment·ed, reg·i·ment·ing, reg·i·ments

  1. To form into a regiment.
  2. To put into systematic order; systematize.
  3. To subject to uniformity and rigid order.

regiment

noun
1. army unit smaller than a division

verb
1. subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"
2. form (military personnel) into a regiment
3. assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
 
I don't understand why people get so po-faced about. Everybody knows what it means when you state: " my regime consists of...
its not like its goobledegook.
Seriously its only on american(black) boards that i see this obsession with how one speaks/writes. Whats up with that?
 
Well I propose that we all just say: Hairegi

Hairegi is defined as all of the systematic, sporadic, and ever-evolving processes that a member of LHCF subjects her hair to in order to attain her desired hair length. This typically refers to a routine application of products that have given proven results. However, a hairegi also may include strenuous challenges, excessive PJism, and incalcuable hours digging through threads.

That is my addition to the LHCF Dictionary - it cuts out all the confusion of all those last letters :grin:

I am going to start using my phrase and cause even more confusion for the newbies ;)
 
I think I am even more confused now:spinning:

I think I will stick with regimen at all times

BTW, this wasn't to correct anyone, I was legitimately confused.

I am always making grammatical & spelling errors. I am sure there is at least one in this post :(
 
trimbride said:
I think I am even more confused now:spinning:

I think I will stick with regimen at all times

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Same here. I am sorry but I think the word that best describes what we are doing is regimen.
Although it might not seem like a serious issue, I think it is important to talk about things such as spelling and grammar. We are trying to improve ourselves in so many way on this board. Why not it the way we speak/write?
 
trimbride said:
I think I am even more confused now:spinning:

I think I will stick with regimen at all times

BTW, this wasn't to correct anyone, I was legitimately confused.

I am always making grammatical & spelling errors. I am sure there is at least one in this post :(
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Aww dont be upset. I was getting confused, too.:) Thanks for clarifying.;)
 
This comes up a lot and here's the one reason I think it matters:

We aren't always on boards where things are casual. I remember 2 words that I mispronounced (paradigm) and misspelled/mispronounced (procrastination). I woulda bet my cash stash that it was procrasCination. LOL!! I WISH a stranger online could've pulled my coattail. Rozlips pulled my coattail about the word canon vs. cannon once. A lot of vocabulary is acquired via hearing...we spell phonetically based on what we hear. (I never heard the T in procrastination)

I like to know the minutia for the real life situations and the critical written moments.

Of the three I use the one that BEST fits imo. If this was a multiple choice question, which would best fill in the blank?

It's not a black thang. You've got sticklers all over the world, the net, on Mars too I'm sure.

I personally save my spellcheck energy for elsewhere BUT hey....
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This regimen thing has me all loopy:spinning: . Honestly I think I spell it differently everytime I write it, lol. It dosen't bother me when people mis-spell it because I know what they mean.
 
Lusa said:
Here's a quote from Sohohair on this very topic that had me tumbling out of my chair:
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LOL!! :lachen: :lachen: :lachen: I JUST realizied ya'll quoted me in here!! I knew that other thread got the clink put to it so I thought my foolishness had vanished into the cyber ether.

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But I wasn't lying about that mental image guys, I really do get it..:look:
 
It is hair care regimen...you can be very regimented (meaning disciplined, systematic, etc) in the way you care for your hair....A regime could dictate how you must care for you hair....like LHCF Bootcamp. :-)
 
Miss*Tress said:
That's why it's called the throne room. LOL I wonder if the priest would mind me stealing some holy water for my spray bottle... :sekret:
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

Hey, now If you say it grows your hair I'm sure some savvy ladies will become Catholics with the quickness --just to get their hands on that hair growin' holy water :lol: :lachen: :lachen: Or... make their own :lol:
 
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