Correctly spell LOSE,

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  • Arya1967
    Arya1967 Posts: 9 Member
    People for whom English is a second language tend to spell better than those for whom it's their first language. It makes sense; those learning it as a foreign language learn to spell words before they pronounce them, and for those for whom it's their first language it's the other way around.
  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Ahhh, another one in danger of falling off their very high horse.
  • graceylou222
    graceylou222 Posts: 198 Member
    Thank you!!! That drives me crazy too.
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
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    i giggled
  • dorothytd
    dorothytd Posts: 1,138 Member
    ONE! ONE nono thread! AH HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAA!

    Crank - put the "Count" picture back up - way funnier!!! But still very funny!!!
  • SherryR1971
    SherryR1971 Posts: 1,170 Member
    It was spelled incorrectly on the IIFYM website, too..I had to laugh.
  • jamielovesjbs
    jamielovesjbs Posts: 154 Member
    if you lose a lot of weight, your pants will be loose. :)
  • Juliejustsaying
    Juliejustsaying Posts: 2,332 Member
    I am a teacher and I just can not believe how many people do not know the difference between LOSE and LOOSE. Please take note:

    LOSE is the opposite of GAIN
    LOOSE is the opposite of TIGHT

    LOOSE rhymes with NOOSE

    Spread the word. It seems only about 50% or less know this. Thank you and have a good day!

    I LOVE you.... :flowerforyou:
  • laura_lynn66
    laura_lynn66 Posts: 175
    oh btw OP, when you finally snap at your students for being stupid and not knowing the difference, remember

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    Awesome...I am keeping this forever.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    99.9% of us know what they meant when they typed lose or loose. If you don't understand the way they used one or the other, ask them. Go to school and be a teacher, leave your work there. You're putting people down and it's rude. Also, check the forums, this topic has been posted before and OFTEN. It's getting old. Rant over.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    Sorry for your loss.
  • pants77
    pants77 Posts: 185 Member
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  • TheViperMan
    TheViperMan Posts: 235 Member
    I totally support this, and I get so sick of others trying to belittle or insult someone for trying to improve the intelligence and awareness of others.

    It's bad enough when I see a post on Facebook that reads "i dunno why peeps b on me about what i do it isnt ur business u do ur thing n i do mine" and I realize it was written by the 20 year old girl I used to work with who recently had a BABY... ...and I basically have to wonder how much longer does our species really have left... So if someone steps up through the opposition and tries to HELP people, just let it happen, okay? Or accept that fact that you're probably one of the folks the OP was referring to, make a mental note of the grammar lesson and move forward in your life.

    And yes - on a FITNESS site, we should all be a bit better with our weight LOSSES and LOOSE vocabulary. :smile: I'd hate to start hearing about people's "wait" gain, after all...
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    I used to get annoyed by spelling and grammatical errors but you know what I realised? They were not as important as the message the person was trying to convey.

    One of my new friends is dyslexic and it is sometimes difficult to make sense of what he is saying but he is the most motivating and supportive person anyone could wish for, so who cares how he spells the words when his message is so clear.:drinker:
  • FlyByJuly
    FlyByJuly Posts: 564 Member
    Spread the word. It seems only about 50% or less know this. Thank you and have a good day!
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    Not to pick bones, but with you being a teacher, I'm surprised at your improper placement of the word "only" within your sentence. Check yourself. :wink:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I totally support this, and I get so sick of others trying to belittle or insult someone for trying to improve the intelligence and awareness of others.
    But it's OK to belittle and insult people whose spelling is not up to par on a message board?

    This is NOT the place for it. It's very rude.
  • DanTTX
    DanTTX Posts: 64 Member
    I used to get annoyed by spelling and grammatical errors but you know what I realised? They were not as important as the message the person was trying to convey.

    One of my new friends is dyslexic and it is sometimes difficult to make sense of what he is saying but he is the most motivating and supportive person anyone could wish for, so who cares how he spells the words when his message is so clear.:drinker:

    This. One of my best mates is dyslexic and I'd rather have a cup of coffee or go to a movie with him, rather than a person who knows how to use "loose" or "lose" correctly.
  • Laura80111
    Laura80111 Posts: 958 Member
    THANK YOU...that really bugs me when I see that....could be that's because my parents were teachers:wink:
  • louiseshaw88
    louiseshaw88 Posts: 132 Member
    So people may not be as good at spelling as you - If we all had the same strengths and weaknesess then that would be useless - I'm not a great speller but I try my best.


    Can you overcome a life threatening illness ? I have
    Can you run a half marathon weeks after ? I can

    So im sorry if my spelling offends you but some people are too busy trying to get through life to worry about petty things like loose & lose
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    I feel bad for the people who let the little things bother them so much they create a whole new thread.
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    I feel bad for the people who let the little things bother them so much they create a whole new thread.

    Lol^^

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