The word "stray" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a verb, meaning to wander away from a group or from the right path or course. For example: "The stray dog wandered into the back yard, looking for food."
And my eyes stray about the place when people are talking to me.
It has to be said however, that despite these nuggets of solid advice, elements of this book stray dangerously close to the ridiculous.
What's painfully apparent from all this is that it's summer in Tehran, which in recent memory has meant a renewed push by hardliners who control the disciplinary forces to redeploy the morality police in larger numbers to keep tabs on those who stray from the ambiguously defined public dress code.
They cut out space, their full-backs did not stray forward and the mistake from Tiago felt like an affront to their entire strategy.
But today the lead actor has eaten a dodgy prawn and daren't stray more than 10 yards from his bathroom.
They have lunch every day at a long oak table in a room beneath her studio which contains pieces of both of their work, but they tend not to stray into each other's workspace unless an opinion is asked for.
Kermorgant received the loudest cheer of the night when he was substituted by Kenwyne Jones, a loan signing from Cardiff City who rescued a point at Ipswich Town last Friday, and Bournemouth's travelling fans can now can be forgiven if they allow their thoughts to stray towards visits from Manchester United and Arsenal.
We know, though, that she almost certainly hasn't made an album that will stray far from the very middle of the road, given that among her handpicked collaborators are Phil Collins and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder.
Kelvin did not stray into controversy, he embraced it.
WHEN creatures from the Red Sea stray into Mediterranean waters, the results can be lethal.
c2a398e7-6d7f-433f-9ceb-f55aa58ee363 WHEN creatures from the Red Sea stray into Mediterranean waters, the results can be lethal.
