"Loosing" vs. "Losing" - read & save my sanity!
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A little note: Sarcasm does not translate well over the internet.How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
I'm from the UK & I have to disagree with this, American English & the English Language have their differences because they are, whadda ya know, different!
Lighten up......the smiley after the comment was intended to show I was joking!!!!0 -
My grammar isn't perfect but if weight loss is your journey make this little "note to self" - "loose" is when your clothes are baggy b/c you have lost weight. "lose" is when there was a nasty, ugly pound of dimpled fat on your *kitten* and now it's gone. THEREFORE "losing" weight is what you are doing b/c "loosing" is not a word! :-)
What is ur silly grammar pet peeve? Maybe it's people like me that take poetic license with punctuation or shorten "you are" to "ur." Haha! BTW- I CAN do proper grammar for academic papers. I just think as long as grammar is sensical, when it comes to informal setting like social websites, then it is all good with me. However, I used to teach Oral Comm at a University and I was blown away by the complete grammar train wrecks that were otherwise known as emails that my students would send to me. These were college students and some messages didn't even make sense. Sad. I am sure some will think it's fun to make fun of my grammar and I will probably think your funny but when some yahoo tries to attack me b/c my grammar on this post isn't academic standard I will know you missed the point. :-) But, it's all good!
A few of my other silly grammar peeves include (but are not limited to):
-"alot" it's not a word folks!
-when people put apostrophes after a # before the "S" to make something plural -it's plural not possesive
-when people use "to" when they mean "too"
Yep drives me nuts too!! Thanks for speaking out.0 -
To me, its just a form of snobbery. As long as I can understand what they are trying to say, I'm good with that.
Ur rght, y shld i bothr iff peeps unnerstnd?
That took me a while to translate........ :huh:0 -
they tot me in skool that its "loose moose". i be knowing lotz of uther smart things to!
I cringed just reading this!!!0 -
Personally I think its just the way the English language is evolving. If you read newspapers from 100 years back, the language used then has changed a lot. As forms of communication change, with the advent of text messaging, twittter, email etc, the written word is probably evolving faster than it ever has. Words and phrases that were once only common in certain areas have become global, words take different meanings, others are used less often. I don't get why people get upset about grammar and spelling. To me, its just a form of snobbery. As long as I can understand what they are trying to say, I'm good with that. Not everyone is great at putting words down on paper, some people may find it difficult to read and write, so pulling them up on it may make them less likely to post, because they don't want someone nit picking over an out of place apostrophe, or a misspelled word.
I have to agree with this. It may take reading it over a few times, but you get the point don't you? It's TOTALLY a form of snobbery....ESPECIALLY when it's announced like this and everyone goes in. If you don't like it just skip over the post OR stay off the message boards altogether and save your own sanity! I would hate for you to "loose" it!0 -
"Let's eat, Grandma!" vs. "Let's eat Grandma!"
Grammar...it saves lives.0 -
I'm a writer. I tend to nit pick a lot of things (please note A LOT...two words) But...your and you're. It KILLS me.0
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As long as we are not buying larger clothes, I don't see where "loosing" is a bad thing. As for me, I'll take both...0
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I completely agree. I understand that sometimes we type too fast and don't proof read or we are on our phones and we mis-type but when it is over and over and over again in a post it is ridiculous!!!
I don't care what socially acceptable language is in texting and stuff. If you are going to write something try to make it be at least halfway presentable. Texting is so prevalent that students at all grade levels, including college, are including text language in homework papers. That is crazy!!!
I see nothing wrong with wanting to have people sound reasonable in posts and to have words that are spelled right. Socially acceptable doesn't always mean right!!!
That being said.....I hate the "their, they're and there" , lose and loose, and spelling like texting. LOL and OMG don't bother me but stuff like "wut"....come on!!!0 -
Yeah, 'loosing' drives me a bit nuts too. :laugh:
I try not to be a grammar nazi if it's still coherent, but if it's really bad I just tend to write the poster off as either dumb or lazy. I understand there are other reasons for bad grammar and spelling, but for the most part you can usually chalk it up to one of those.0 -
money is already plural. it is a plural noun.
one would not say "I have 1 money." or "I have 2 monies."
monies is a real word, mostly used in law firm language (source: the law firm i work for...)
you would NOT say "I have two monies'... An example would more be "They are able to collect monies from you", which can be not just cash money, but monetary items
My pet peeve in the US (I am actually a foreigner myself and am sure I make mistakes): when ei and ie is messed up !!! ARGHHH0 -
Monies and peoples are both word. Not my favorite either but mostly because I forget the proper way to use them, but are still both words, so I get why you don't like them if others are using them incorrectly.
I'm no English major or "grammar nazi" but I do have pet peeves
I like in NC and I hate when people say "Hey, John was looking you" or "Oh there's my key, I was looking it" instead of FOR you or FOR it. It just sounds so uneducated.
Improper use of their, there, and they're.
I'm also a HUGE fan of the serial comma (aka Oxford or Harvard comma) and dislike when others don't use it.
Ex. I went to the store to bread, eggs, and milk.
VS I went to the store to get bread, eggs and milk.0 -
Wait, loosing isn't a word?
But what if my fat has turned into some sort of sci-fi monster and I'm unleashing it on an unsuspecting populace?
I just choose to interpret things with the words as spelled and giggle about it.0 -
A little note: Sarcasm does not translate well over the internet.How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
I'm from the UK & I have to disagree with this, American English & the English Language have their differences because they are, whadda ya know, different!
Lighten up......the smiley after the comment was intended to show I was joking!!!!
No, but superciliousness translates just fine...0 -
How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
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My Personal hate is how yoghurt has become yogurt...How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
I do like that when typing that, my browser wants to correct 'yogurt' to 'yoghurt' though 0 -
I never EVER typed "loosing" until I started reading forums on this site. it's invaded my brain! Get it OUT.0
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How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
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thank you!0
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Search function. Please use it and save my sanity.0
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Spell Check has made me stoopid.0
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My pet peeve is when people type "ur" instead of taking the half a second to type two or three more letters to complete a real word.
What's funny is that you think this will change anything.0 -
Something I've only come across since moving to NC is people that think "license" (as in driver's license) is plural because it ends with an "s" sound:
"May I see your driver's license?"
"Hold on, I'll get them."
"What?"0 -
:grumble: Axed for asked.... drives me nuts. also, when people mix up their, there, and they're; too, two, and to; buy, bye, and by....0
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A little note: Sarcasm does not translate well over the internet.How very entertaining seeing you lot across the pond debating grammar when you can't spell favour, colour and many more! :laugh:
I'm from the UK & I have to disagree with this, American English & the English Language have their differences because they are, whadda ya know, different!
Lighten up......the smiley after the comment was intended to show I was joking!!!!
No, but superciliousness translates just fine...
I'm not being arrogant at all, so no, it obviously doesn't translate "just fine".0 -
I'll keep reading and reserve judgement as long as it isn't text-speak. :grumble: We all make mistakes from time to time. But text-speak on a forum = automatic mental ignore.0
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Stooped?Spell Check has made me stoopid.
That's a pretty good photo then - the exercise must be doing you right!0 -
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Grammar: The difference between knowing your *kitten* and knowing you're *kitten*.0 -
I think people post about this more than it actually happens.0
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Perhaps pretty soon we'll be back to grunting at one another.Personally I think its just the way the English language is evolving. If you read newspapers from 100 years back, the language used then has changed a lot. As forms of communication change, with the advent of text messaging, twittter, email etc, the written word is probably evolving faster than it ever has. Words and phrases that were once only common in certain areas have become global, words take different meanings, others are used less often. I don't get why people get upset about grammar and spelling. To me, its just a form of snobbery. As long as I can understand what they are trying to say, I'm good with that. Not everyone is great at putting words down on paper, some people may find it difficult to read and write, so pulling them up on it may make them less likely to post, because they don't want someone nit picking over an out of place apostrophe, or a misspelled word.
Very well said! I like you.0
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