lose v. loose

brittanydaniel79

Thank you. This is the first time I have seen this post, and it has given me much needed information to continue my journey toward weight loss.

LOL

this.

myofibril

Wow, thanks. I never knew that.

You learn something new every day.

mrdee555

I wouldnt be the best at english, got a D three times a gcse level but i did get A in maths and sciences, lose loose you no what we mean lol prob a load of bad grammer in there :laugh:

SarahxCheesecake

A grammer - someone who ways there food all the thyme................

ninerbuff

Hey if people learn correct grammar, then they are LEARNING. Ignorance isn't always bliss.

SarahxCheesecake

Your correct! You're post about grammar is dead on, and people should start practicing you your saying!! People tend to use poor grammar on the internet losely and start loosing their ability to properly write in the real world. Thank you for posting this.

I hope your "Your correct! You're post " was a joke...

Elizabeth_C34

I once "corrected" someone's spelling on here for that, with a smiley and everything, and almost got crucified :noway:

That's because smart people are considered a-holes on here.

erickirb

I am bumping this so I can quote other posts that use loose wrong, and refer them to this one. Thanks for posting

Gigi_licious

grammer?

:laugh:

Now I want some cheesecake with a grammer cracker crust! YUM!

bmqbonnie

This drives me batty too and I'm a closet grammar nazi myself, but I figure if people haven't figured it out by now they never will. And hey, I may be good at spelling but would get crucified for the most basic of math problems, so I can't get too haughty.

JStarnes

Yes...this has been beaten to death numerous times. Don't believe me? Type "lose loose" into the search function.

There is a search function? Someone should post a thread about using it....

TheRoadDog

Yes...this has been beaten to death numerous times. Don't believe me? Type "lose loose" into the search function.

There is a search function? Someone should post a thread about using it....

Good call, Jesse. I'm sure these repetitious posts are a thing of the past now.

Cupcake_Anonymous

I do not have a degree in English.. but seriously everyone..

Lose = to LOSE something (like weight, car keys, mind)

Loose = untightened or relaxed (like a shoelace or your old jeans)



I LOSE weight, therefore my old jeans are LOOSE.

I may LOSE my shoe, because my shoelaces are LOOSE.

Write more good....

Elizabeth_C34

Yes...this has been beaten to death numerous times. Don't believe me? Type "lose loose" into the search function.

There is a search function? Someone should post a thread about using it....

But no one would ever find it.

syiyi

I do not have a degree in English.. but seriously everyone..

Lose = to LOSE something (like weight, car keys, mind)

Loose = untightened or relaxed (like a shoelace or your old jeans)



I LOSE weight, therefore my old jeans are LOOSE.

I may LOSE my shoe, because my shoelaces are LOOSE.

:flowerforyou:

myofibril

I once "corrected" someone's spelling on here for that, with a smiley and everything, and almost got crucified :noway:

That's because smart people are considered a-holes on here.

Really, or maybe it's because some people realise that correlation does not imply causation?

You cannot draw any solid conclusions about the level of a person's intellect from their grammar and spelling alone. It's sloppy thinking to do so.

azQmaster

I do not have a degree in English.. but seriously everyone..

Lose = to LOSE something (like weight, car keys, mind)

Loose = untightened or relaxed (like a shoelace or your old jeans)



I LOSE weight, therefore my old jeans are LOOSE.

I may LOSE my shoe, because my shoelaces are LOOSE.

Are you loose?

maidentl

This annoys me mainly because they are also pronounced differently and every time someone uses "loose" I pronounce it that way in my head. I never posted about it, but I did give a little grammar lesson in my signature. Don't hate me because I'm grammatical.

binary_jester

As a recovering grammar nazi, I approve of this post. As a normal person, this topic gets tiresome. To be fair to the OP though, I performed a search for "loose lose" and by page 6 of the results, I abandoned. ship.

Schwiggs

Really? Most people trying to lose weight are already self-conscious enough - now there are being judged on their grammer? Bigger (no pun intended) fish to fry. This website was designed to be a "safe place' free of judgement. Weight loss is not just for the educated.

Keep perspective.

Oh gtfo. You're over-analyzing this way too much.

Elizabeth_C34

I once "corrected" someone's spelling on here for that, with a smiley and everything, and almost got crucified :noway:

That's because smart people are considered a-holes on here.

Really, or maybe it's because some people realise that correlation does not imply causation?

You cannot draw any solid conclusions about the level of a person's intellect from their grammar and spelling alone. It's sloppy thinking to do so.

Perhaps I should've put "smart" in quotations, but I believe you entirely missed the point of my comment. I will clairfy.

People who correct other people's grammar on here are often labeled as "smartasses" or a-holes instead of helpful.

SheehyCFC

I do not have a degree in English.. but seriously everyone..
Lose = to LOSE something (like weight, car keys, mind)
Loose = untightened or relaxed (like a shoelace or your old jeans)

Don't get me wrong, I completely agree with you OP.

However, if you are going to make digs at spelling (grammar is a whole different matter), you should also think about the fact that in English we try not to use a word in its own definition. You did it correctly for loose (which I find rather humorous)

MB_Positif

haha, love it, but you're going to see this mistake for the rest of your life

myofibril

People who correct other people's grammar on here are often labeled as "smartasses" or a-holes instead of helpful.

Maybe they're labelled that way because the perception is that is exactly what they are being in the majority of cases.

It's mostly self serving status seeking (groovy alliteration huh?) in my opinion. There's a convenient upside to correcting someone's grammar or spelling. It puts you above the person who are "helping" as you must to some degree be more intelligent than they are because you posses knowledge they do not have. Your status goes up, theirs goes down.

Some people are helpful. Mostly though it is gratuitous and making a cheap point.

Innit?

mcjabber

THANK YOU. I've been ranting about this a lot in my status updates. This is definitely a pet peeve. The site deals so much with weight loss, you'd think people would know how to write about it!

rosemiller11

Thank you! This obviously a big pet peeve for many of us. As a college student, I can't believe the amount of people that can't distinguish between you're/your etc!

THIS! ^^^^^^ However, I do realize this topic has been hashed innumerable times on here and you pry won't get anyone to change, so I've resigned myself. Still nice to see that someone else is bugged by it as well.

SheehyCFC

Maybe they're labelled that way because the perception is that is exactly what they are being in the majority of cases.

It's mostly self serving status seeking (groovy alliteration huh?) in my opinion.
...
Some people are helpful. Mostly though it is gratuitous and making a cheap point.

I think the most important thing you said is "in my opinion" - your response is opinion-based (from both sides, don't think I am just picking on you). Everyone's comment is for their own personal reasons (read: opinions). I personally find it annoying that people misuse lose/loose, but this is the first time that I have ever commented on it in a thread. The goal of this site is to help yourself and others. I understand what the person is trying to say even if they make multiple misspellings along the way. But even if I do correct them (by writing "lose" in my response), I am not doing it to belittle them. You brought up "status" inflation/deflation. As I said, this site is about help (in healthy living)... and though it is amongst peers, by the simple act of helping (or sharing knowledge) - a gap is created

**EDIT - shortened quote

Elizabeth_C34

Maybe they're labelled that way because the perception is that is exactly what they are being in the majority of cases.

It's mostly self serving status seeking (groovy alliteration huh?) in my opinion.
...
Some people are helpful. Mostly though it is gratuitous and making a cheap point.

I think the most important thing you said is "in my opinion" - your response is opinion-based (from both sides, don't think I am just picking on you). Everyone's comment is for their own personal reasons (read: opinions). I personally find it annoying that people misuse lose/loose, but this is the first time that I have ever commented on it in a thread. The goal of this site is to help yourself and others. I understand what the person is trying to say even if they make multiple misspellings along the way. But even if I do correct them (by writing "lose" in my response), I am not doing it to belittle them. You brought up "status" inflation/deflation. As I said, this site is about help (in healthy living)... and though it is amongst peers, by the simple act of helping (or sharing knowledge) - a gap is created

**EDIT - shortened quote

You kind of took the words out of my mouth here .

To Msf74:

For me, correcting someone is more a matter of being helpful and asking them to be clear about what they are trying to communicate than anything else. Your opinion that it's a "status" thing is nonsense to me. I know that's who a lot of people see it, but I definitely do not. It's not too much to ask people to use language properly so others can understand them.

If I see a post that is full of runon sentences, has no punctuation, and is full of misspellings, I struggle to read it. Often, I don't even bother reading past the first two lines of posts like the one I just described.

SheehyCFC

You kind of took the words out of my mouth here .

...Your opinion that it's a "status" thing is nonsense to me. I know that's who a lot of people see it, but I definitely do not. It's not too much to ask people to use language properly so others can understand them.

I misrepresented myself - I, personally, don't view it as a status thing, but if he (the poster) does, I was simply making the point that along that reasoning ALL help is demeaning to the helpee and self-serving to the helper. I actually strongly disagree with that. :happy:

**EDIT - shorten quote, PS: Sorry for the first, run-on sentence

Elizabeth_C34

You kind of took the words out of my mouth here .

...Your opinion that it's a "status" thing is nonsense to me. I know that's who a lot of people see it, but I definitely do not. It's not too much to ask people to use language properly so others can understand them.

I misrepresented myself - I, personally, don't view it as a status thing, but if he (the poster) does, I was simply making the point that along that reasoning ALL help is demeaning to the helpee and self-serving to the helper. I actually strongly disagree with that. :happy:

**EDIT - shorten quote

I was referring to the person you quoted. I should've been more clear