Lose vs Loose

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  • Pieater
    Pieater Posts: 40
    <chuckle>
  • katbass
    katbass Posts: 351 Member
    I l.ove this whole thread and wish it could be posted at the top of every message board on the internet!!
    Yall would love sites like www.apostropheabuse.com I laughed out loud at some of the businesses who INSIST on selling "hamburger's" and "flower's"...and when they appreciate their "customer's", I have to smile. :)
    I am not the queen of punctuation on message boards, but when I see someone intentionally add an apostrophe to a word they want plural, i die a little inside haha
    Their/They're/There
    Too/to/two
    Loose/Lose
    Know/no
    are/our (surprisingly common)
    write/right
    then/than (they are NOT interchangable!!!)

    Phew...i feel better now :) thanks!
  • katbass
    katbass Posts: 351 Member
    Oh, thats another one!!
    When people say things like "I love the people THAT work out in my aerobics class" and "i know people that use poor punctuation"....It should be WHO!! You know people WHO use poor punctuation and you love the people WHO work out in your aerobics class! People are not THINGS in the same way a table or a book are things.
    I like books that have suspense and drama. CORRECT.
    I like people that have red hair and freckles. INCORRECT.

    gah. ok...im done .... for now ;)
  • newnormal2010
    newnormal2010 Posts: 61
    Site / Sight

    Site = Website (or other site)
    Sight = Vision related

    :)

    Did you properly CITE the information you got from the SITE about SIGHT and hearing?

    (I teach history of math and have to grade student papers. More of them mix up site/cite than site/sight...)
  • BlueLikeJazz
    BlueLikeJazz Posts: 219 Member
    This thread gave me a good little giggle this morning, thanks!
  • krislew
    krislew Posts: 46 Member
    Oh I hate this as well. I've wanted to say the same thing sooo many times!
  • jbuffan218
    jbuffan218 Posts: 275 Member
    This is fantastic.
    I think there is a direct correlation to poor grammer and sloppy english with the texting of America.
    Just my opinion.
    There is a certain segment of the population who rely ( sp?) heavily on their blackberry ( notice I was afraid to pluralize this one) etc. They become so used to the shortened version of speech that they forget or simply dont care to use proper english.
    With that being said if I used any improper grammer, puncuation,spelling or general butchering of the english language please excuse me.
    It was not intentional. It was simplly my ignorance showing.:ohwell:
  • TwentyTen
    TwentyTen Posts: 585
    :bigsmile:
  • jon628
    jon628 Posts: 6
    Wow, how is it encouraging people to point out the mistakes they make in postings? who cares if someone says I want to loose or lose ten pounds we should just get over the mispelling and encourage people!! By the way my pet peeve is people that say Warsh!! IT IS WASH no R in the word!!
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Wow, how is it encouraging people to point out the mistakes they make in postings? who cares if someone says I want to loose or lose ten pounds we should just get over the mispelling and encourage people!! By the way my pet peeve is people that say Warsh!! IT IS WASH no R in the word!!

    I care. And not because I'm pretentious or nitpicky.
    It's a cause for genuine concern -- similiar to illiteracy or a lack of reading comprehension (also rampant throughout the world).
    I sometimes have a difficult time even understanding the message someone is trying to convey because of their inability to communicate through writing. Don't people want to be understood?

    It's not just online in forums and chatrooms -- it's everywhere! I receive emails from employees and I have no idea what they need or want to tell me. I receive paperwork from employees and applications that are completely unintelligible. By the same token, I receive phone calls that start with the question "What does the letter you sent me say?" It's all I can do not to reply, "Why don't you READ THE LETTER to find out?" I received a letter of resignation the other day from an employee (I work in HR) and I know what he actually wrote was the EXACT OPPOSITE of what he meant to write-- he just wasn't paying attention to what he was writing. If he makes that mistake on his letter of resignation, it's a major cause for concern. It makes me wonder what potentially incorrect information was he relaying to our company's customers.
    Dogs can communicate effectively, why can't humans?
  • AnneElise
    AnneElise Posts: 4,206 Member
    haha I am SO GUILTY of these types of things when I don't proof read. When I just type I mess it up all the time. SO if you see it in mine you can just shake your head (I am okay with it :D)
  • gummibaehr
    gummibaehr Posts: 143
    Haha, I love this thread. :-D The one that makes me cringe is when people write "quite" when they mean "quiet."
  • AnneElise
    AnneElise Posts: 4,206 Member
    Wow, how is it encouraging people to point out the mistakes they make in postings? who cares if someone says I want to loose or lose ten pounds we should just get over the mispelling and encourage people!! By the way my pet peeve is people that say Warsh!! IT IS WASH no R in the word!!

    I care. And not because I'm pretentious or nitpicky.
    It's a cause for genuine concern -- similiar to illiteracy or a lack of reading comprehension (also rampant throughout the world).
    I sometimes have a difficult time even understanding the message someone is trying to convey because of their inability to communicate through writing. Don't people want to be understood?

    It's not just online -- it's everywhere! I receive emails from employees and I have no idea what they need or want to tell me. I received a letter of resignation the other day from an employee (I work in HR) and I know what he actually wrote was the EXACT OPPOSITE of what he meant to write-- he just wasn't paying attention to what he was writing. If he makes that mistake on his letter of resignation, it's a major cause for concern -- what potentially incorrect information was he relaying to customers, I wonder?
    Dogs can communicate effectively, why can't humans?

    There are all types of people on MFP. You need to remember that. When I mess up it's because I am not looking over what I type. I also am a poor speller, I am aware of that and I am very successful. I also teach (in a very urban area) and I know that SO MANY of my kids grow up in households where they NEVER hear correct grammar. All they hear from people around them is slang words. Sometimes language and spelling don't come naturally to people because of disorders (dyslexia being a common one). This is a weight loss website. To be supportive of others (who many not have the same background as you).
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    There are all types of people on MFP. You need to remember that. When I mess up it's because I am not looking over what I type. I also am a poor speller, I am aware of that and I am very successful. I also teach (in a very urban area) and I know that SO MANY of my kids grow up in households where they NEVER hear correct grammar. All they hear from people around them is slang words. Sometimes language and spelling don't come naturally to people because of disorders (dyslexia being a common one). This is a weight loss website. To be supportive of others (who many not have the same background as you).

    Someone asked "who cares?" I explained why I care and why communication skills are important.
    Careless mistakes are one thing -- I make them, too! But the complete inability to communicate your thoughts is a problem.

    To give you an idea about how I grew up and my family -- Once, a friend of mine met my family and told another friend "I can't believe she came from that." I love my family, but they're quite an ignorant slang & twang talkin' bunch (South Carolina in the house! I'm sure it's one of the reasons I care so much about illiteracy and reading comprehension problems. And as a teacher, I really hope you are passionate about the problems with illiteracy in your area).
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    from now on I'm going to swap lose for loose every time. Just to be annoying. :tongue:
  • AliceLMS
    AliceLMS Posts: 2,425 Member
    What did you say I can't here you. Oh I have to reed this, sorry.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    careful, if you worry about grammar on MFP too much you might loose your mind.

    HAHA! I love it!

    I kill me.
  • cds2327
    cds2327 Posts: 439
    i can't believe how many people don't understand how to use...
    their, they're and there

    whatever though, i don't really care.
  • cmurphy04722
    cmurphy04722 Posts: 254
    Hehe I love that this was bothering other people as well. It's not as though I don't "friend" and support those who may misuse the English language, but a certain part of my brain twitches when I read botched sentences.

    This post was just me ranting and spreading the word a little. I have never corrected someone's post directly. But I was a teaching assistant in college for Spanish classes and it drove me absolutely crazy when I had to teach someone proper English in order to teach them proper Spanish.
  • singfree
    singfree Posts: 1,591 Member
    Thank's too awl hoo helpt me loose these wait.
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    another I see here in the south is want and won't

    did anyone mention weighed and weight

    I know I've done it too in a hurry and when I see my error it drives me bonkers!
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    I don't see it often here, but it kills me when people write "I past the test" instead of "I passed the test."

    Or when people say something like "I drove acrosst town." I don't even know how to spell that incorrectly correctly! :laugh: Acrossed? Acrosst? Either way, you've never driven "acrossed" anything, you've driven "across".

    Just thought of another one: "I seen that movie." No, you didn't "seen" that movie. You "saw" that movie.
  • jen201
    jen201 Posts: 7
    I seriously was having the worst morning ever, but to see this thread still going completely cracked me up. Thank you everyone for being so entertaining with your thoughts!

    btw, I reread this about 50 times so I wouldn't mess up any spelling:tongue:
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    I just wrote a HUGE tirade, but I decided not to. LOL

    I can't imagine strangers correcting my grammer, and embarrassing me on a website. For those of you who make spelling errors or grammatical errors; DON"T WORRY ABOUT WHAT THESE PRETENTIOUS PICKY PEOPLE THINK. No one should care for a NANO second about these issues on a WEIGHT LOSS FORUM. Honestly? You would think people come here to share and laugh while being a support system for each other (strangers or not). We are judged on a daily basis in everyday life for a countless number of reasons, and we should still worry when we log onto this website?!?!?

    Strange.

    And please try to refrain from attacking me and explaining the importance of spelling errors in your life. I have about a billion things that annoy me, but I am not posting it for people I barely know!!!!

    Maybe I am just in a bad mood, but that just struck the wrong chord with me, sorry!
  • katbass
    katbass Posts: 351 Member
    Melissa, I will refrain from attacking you if you stop attacking others. :) I believe the intent of this thread and the majority of the posts were written with a light heart and a smile. I doubt that anyone here TRULY "HATES" people who use poor spelling or grammar. I cant imagine HATING a person for something so silly and insignificant. But if you cant find the humor in a post on a weight loss forum, then I hope you can at least find some humor in the other aspects of your life. And I do believe we are allowed to discuss topics other than weight loss, no? I didnt see a rule about it ..?
    I dont know if your YELLING and obvious frustration with this one sinlge thread is just your bad mood, or if you really are just THAT confrontational. But either way, I hope you get over it :) Cheers!

    PS Im not pretentious. But it sure sounds like you are are awfully judgemental for someone who clearly cant stand to be judged.
  • jen201
    jen201 Posts: 7
    Nicely done katbass!!! I was going to suggest that maybe she should go have a piece of chocolate to fix her mood, but you said it so much better.
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    Melissa, I will refrain from attacking you if you stop attacking others. :) I believe the intent of this thread and the majority of the posts were written with a light heart and a smile. I doubt that anyone here TRULY "HATES" people who use poor spelling or grammar. I cant imagine HATING a person for something so silly and insignificant. But if you cant find the humor in a post on a weight loss forum, then I hope you can at least find some humor in the other aspects of your life. And I do believe we are allowed to discuss topics other than weight loss, no? I didnt see a rule about it ..?
    I dont know if your YELLING and obvious frustration with this one sinlge thread is just your bad mood, or if you really are just THAT confrontational. But either way, I hope you get over it :) Cheers!

    PS Im not pretentious. But it sure sounds like you are are awfully judgemental for someone who clearly cant stand to be judged.

    I know that was hypocritical to say pretentious when I say not to judge! I actually laugh at pretty much everything and try not to take things to heart...this just really bothered me! I try to imagine how people feel reading a thread that makes fun of them! It IS embarrasing, even if we don't know each other.....I really wouldn't go so far as to say that I can't find humor in everyday life! I really was not branching out to speak globally about how I conduct my life outside of a website

    I never said the word hate at all in my post, I am trying make a point. I don't feel my post was very attack driven at all, I feel my opinion can be heard just as everyone elses does.....

    BTW, does writing something in all caps mean yelling??? I honestly did not know that! I thought it was just my way of highlighting the words lol

    Of course other people were defensive a bit... I was not the only one!

    My whole point was to deflect some embarrassment for people that may not take it as funny, I will take one for the team if need be!
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    Nicely done katbass!!! I was going to suggest that maybe she should go have a piece of chocolate to fix her mood, but you said it so much better.

    Like I said before, I was giving an opinion. Like you did, telling me I need a chocolate fix to curb my desire to respond to a discussion that annoyed me.
  • jon628
    jon628 Posts: 6
    I am a teacher and I think the idea of these posting are to encourage people not let out our pet peeves. I just was saying we need to encourage people on here who might be typing fast and made a mistake instead of pointing out their mistakes!! That was my point. We do not need to take a mistype as the world not being able to read!!
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    If everyone agreed with each other on all topics, the world would be a boring place!

    My 21 month old son peed on my bare foot the other night when I was standing in the bathroom. Some people may find that gross....I found it hilarious!!!!!!! LOL, I think I will just keep it light from now on not to make web-enemies!!!!
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