Not sure why this is bothering me this am...

tammydspice
tammydspice Posts: 102
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lose, loose, loss

lose...you lose weight
loose...rhymes with goose
loss...like Ross on Friends

:bigsmile:
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  • kelly_c_77
    kelly_c_77 Posts: 5,658 Member
    This bothers me every day! I never realized how many people were confused by this until I joined this site.
  • Sparkle_Princess
    Sparkle_Princess Posts: 926
    because some people dont know the difference. It irks me the obvious mistakes

    The one that bugs me is: defiantly :noway: its definitely
  • queenwildcat
    queenwildcat Posts: 38
    I have to control my English teacher instincts. MUST...NOT...GRAB...RED...PEN...AND...CORRECT...
  • SadFaerie
    SadFaerie Posts: 243 Member
    And the difference between knowing your s**t and knowing you're s**t...
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    I can't stand bra's.
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    lose, loose, loss

    lose...you lose weight
    loose...rhymes with goose
    loss...like Ross on Friends

    :bigsmile:

    It bothers me that you used a "friends" reference.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    ugh... the your & you're one drives me batty.... And the other one... to, too and two! I can almost be ok with the to & too, but come on now.... TWO is a freaking number!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    The loose/lose switching is so prevalent that when I read someone using lose properly, I think they misspelled it.
  • dawn_h_d
    dawn_h_d Posts: 184 Member
    I hate they're, their, and there.......

    They're - They are
    Their - ownership
    There - place
  • debbash68
    debbash68 Posts: 981 Member
    Wherever you are in the world, every 2 seconds , this appears to annoy someone
  • evileyefirefly
    evileyefirefly Posts: 322 Member
    Grammer freaks! hide! lol
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    lose, loose, loss

    lose...you lose weight
    loose...rhymes with goose
    loss...like Ross on Friends

    :bigsmile:
    Not everyone is a Native english speaker. Can you get the gist of their meaning? Why let it bother you?
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    lose, loose, loss

    lose...you lose weight
    loose...rhymes with goose
    loss...like Ross on Friends

    :bigsmile:
    Not everyone is a Native english speaker. Can you get the gist of their meaning? Why let it bother you?

    Just be careful with this guy and where you put commas in your sentences. :wink:
  • tammydspice
    tammydspice Posts: 102
    lose, loose, loss

    lose...you lose weight
    loose...rhymes with goose
    loss...like Ross on Friends

    :bigsmile:
    it's what I could come up with before breakfast!
    It bothers me that you used a "friends" reference.
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    :sad:
  • tammydspice
    tammydspice Posts: 102
    I totally understand what everyone is saying, and I didn't say this to be mean or hurtful or a grammar freak..just being funny on a Friday morning.
  • depuydt2011
    depuydt2011 Posts: 46 Member
    because some people dont know the difference. It irks me the obvious mistakes

    The one that bugs me is: defiantly :noway: its definitely


    When ever I type I change 'definitely' to 'for sure' because it always looks like it's spelled wrong to me.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Welcome to the Internet...
  • missbp
    missbp Posts: 601 Member
    I used to be a stickler for good spelling also. However, as the mom of 2 highly intelligent dyslexics, I now realize that understanding what words mean, and using them correctly in conversation is far more important then being able to spell them correctly.

    Just my thoughts.

    MB
  • KissMeImShtFaced
    KissMeImShtFaced Posts: 85
    Losen up. It's not that big of a deal.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    This bothers me every day! I never realized how many people were confused by this until I joined this site.

    This...
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Losen up. It's not that big of a deal.

    I see what you did there. HAHAHA.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    This is a health-, fitness- and nutrition sight and we talk about it daily and I am astounded how many people use " protien " and not protein.
    In general I think people spell English a lot worse than they did on average 10-15 years ago.
  • SherryIsRunner5
    SherryIsRunner5 Posts: 74 Member
    I have to control my English teacher instincts. MUST...NOT...GRAB...RED...PEN...AND...CORRECT...
    Why not?? LOL
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    *sigh*
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I have to control my English teacher instincts. MUST...NOT...GRAB...RED...PEN...AND...CORRECT...

    Haha. I teach French and I just think if I can use French grammar correctly as well as English, then there's no excuse!

    People making mistakes with you're and your, to and too, we're and were etc really annoy me! I have to hold myself back from commenting on them on Facebook!
  • cmacphee3
    cmacphee3 Posts: 278 Member
    I'm pretty good with the basic ones like lose, loose, loss and two, too, to, and their, they're, there, and your and you're, but I do have a grammar question if anyone can answer.

    How do you refer to singular person of unknown gender in conversation? I incorrectly use the work "they" which I know to be plural, but when you are talking about neither a he or she, and it is rude to say "it" about someone's baby or another person, what do you say?

    Example:

    "I know that the baby is going to be so cute. I hope they like to read when they grow up"

    What should I have said instead? I hope the baby likes to read when the baby grows up? I don't like constantly saying he/she, but maybe that is the only way?
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Thank you for fixing this. Now everyone will learn!
  • cmacphee3
    cmacphee3 Posts: 278 Member
    Also, there is a man at my work who is in a position that requires him to present to the whole building on a regular basis who never uses "were" only "was"

    We was going to the park.
    They was eating breakfast.
    The men and women was being safe.

    It makes me want to correct him every time!
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    lose, loose, loss

    lose...you lose weight
    loose...rhymes with goose
    loss...like Ross on Friends

    :bigsmile:
    Not everyone is a Native english speaker. Can you get the gist of their meaning? Why let it bother you?

    We non-native speakers of English usually do a lot better , because to get to a certain level of competency we really have to study hard ( I know that I did ) and therefore most of us do not make that kind of mistake. Many others yes, but that one....no.

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