loose vs lose
callsitlikeiseeit
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It does not mean the same thing, and makes you look illiterate. Please stop. My 9 year old knows the difference. My husband, whose first language is not even English, knows the difference.
Your shirt will become LOOSE the more weight you LOSE.
Loose:
adjective, looser, loosest.
1. free or released from fastening or attachment:
a loose end.
2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered:
loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
Lose:
verb (used with object), lost, losing.
1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:
I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
Your shirt will become LOOSE the more weight you LOSE.
Loose:
adjective, looser, loosest.
1. free or released from fastening or attachment:
a loose end.
2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered:
loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
Lose:
verb (used with object), lost, losing.
1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:
I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
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This should be a sticky.0
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Correcting grammar is against the *All hail* CG.... Also
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lolol better here than on every post- all 800 of them i see a day with it used incorrectly.
wouldnt want to make any specific person feel bad LOLOLOLOL (would they though? probably not)0 -
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Amen! Hallelujah! Preach it sistah!0
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It does make me crazy. I'm not a huge spelling freak, but it would be nice if people paid a little more attention to the words they right (ha ha).0
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Good luck with that OP. I'll raise a mug in your honour. (And yes, 'honour' with a u is correct - Canadian!)0
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I am figuratively dying for a cuppa
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This is a loosing battle. I've fought it many times, and have loost every time. It makes me loose my mind every time it happens. Sometimes I want to go crazy like a lose cannon.0
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oh and dont forget losed.
which... isn't even a WORD?
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My gym t-shirt
Which I am wearing as I write
There's no hope for me ..but at least my PT is learning stuff
Ironic bahahahahaa0 -
I love this!0
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Loose - Is spelled like and sounds like goose.
I don't think the people using the misspellings are confused about what "Loose" and "lose" mean, but rather are confused on which spelling goes with which sound.0 -
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We could combine lose and loose into one catch-all word: looose. That way it can be used in any context and be correct.
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TheBeachgod wrote: »We could combine lose and loose into one catch-all word: looose. That way it can be used in any context and be correct.
just. no.
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OP, people who learn English as a second language are often better at it.0
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OP - get lost. This isn't a grammar forum.0
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You gotta love how the people who are such grammar nazi's try use absolute perfect sentence structure, spelling and grammar at all times
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