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SnicciFit
SnicciFit Posts: 967 Member
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HUGE pet peeve of mine. Learn to spell. You do not loose weight, you lose it.
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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    I lost a lotta loose change to a loose loser.

    eff dat ho.
  • Scott2ndGradeTeacher
    Scott2ndGradeTeacher Posts: 147 Member
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    Your being mean to point out problems when other people make a mistake in there posts.
  • SnicciFit
    SnicciFit Posts: 967 Member
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    I lost a lotta loose change to a loose loser.

    eff dat ho.

    Bahahaha! I swear it's like EVERYONE on earth forgot how to spell "lose"! I see it everywhere. Drives me nuts. That and the wrong use of words like their, there and they're. sigh...
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
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    OMG FINALLY! Thank you!!!!!!
  • SnicciFit
    SnicciFit Posts: 967 Member
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    Your being mean to point out problems when other people make a mistake in there posts.

    Good one!
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
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    Also, stop abusing apostrophes.
  • SnicciFit
    SnicciFit Posts: 967 Member
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    Maybe if we keep this post "bumped" for a good month or two, people will start spelling it right.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
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    Why did I never think to make this thread?
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
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    Maybe if we keep this post "bumped" for a good month or two, people will start spelling it right.

    Actually it's not a spelling issue. Loose and lose are both correctly spelled. It's a usage or grammar issue.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
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    Spell check?
    Just saying...
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    Apostrophe Abuse?

    Clearly, this topic needs its own thread.
  • cubizzle
    cubizzle Posts: 900 Member
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  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
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    Yup, it drives me crazy too. I do understand that some of us have English as a second language, but it still bugs me. Also, I'm pretty sure that lots of those people have English as a first language..... But one doesn't dare correct anyone or make a joke of it or it violates the site rules. I'm already licking my wounds from one reprimand; I don't want to risk another. LOL
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
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    I lost a lotta loose change to a loose loser.

    eff dat ho.

    Bahahaha! I swear it's like EVERYONE on earth forgot how to spell "lose"! I see it everywhere. Drives me nuts. That and the wrong use of words like their, there and they're. sigh...

    Also, you're and your.
  • foxro
    foxro Posts: 793 Member
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    American spelling and English spelling are not always the same e.g. color versus colour so be just in your witch hunt ok ?
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
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    American spelling and English spelling are not always the same e.g. color versus colour so be just in your witch hunt ok ?

    This has absolutely nothing to do with American English vs. British English.
  • morgennn
    morgennn Posts: 169 Member
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    Spell check?
    Just saying...

    That wouldn't work - they're both words.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
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    I am here to work on loosening my belt!
  • foxro
    foxro Posts: 793 Member
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    American spelling and English spelling are not always the same e.g. color versus colour so be just in your witch hunt ok ?

    This has absolutely nothing to do with American English vs. British English.

    Ok Ok, if the issue is spelling then what standard ? or is the thread just about lose vs loose ? if so I humbly concede
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
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    I am here to work on loosening my belt!
    Really? Because I want to tighten mine...
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