lose vs loose.......MY PET PEEVE

bybyadipocytes
bybyadipocytes Posts: 51 Member
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loose and lose are 2 different words, and it seems people always get them mixed up. I cant help that this a pet peeve. Is anyone else bothered by this?


Loose - adjective \ˈlüs\
: not tightly fastened, attached, or held

: not pulled or stretched tight

of clothing : not fitting close to your body : not tight

Lose- verb \ˈlüz\
: to be unable to find (something or someone)

: to fail to win (a game, contest, etc.)
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  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    You've been here for seven months and you still have to ask this question?
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    This thread has been posted about 92534524234 times. And then some.

    Welcome, to the most posted thread on MFP, folks! :flowerforyou:



    INB4L, btw.
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    Thanks for the lesson Prof.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    That poor horse. :cry:
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    A thread that gets posted at least 5 or 6 times a week, and it still violates the rules. *shrug*
  • vlmay1955
    vlmay1955 Posts: 100 Member
    Yes it's a pet peeve of mine too but illiterate people don't care that they are illiterate.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    I'm not supposed to pet my pet peeve.

    It just peeves me.

    So I don't
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    Around here petting your peeve in public will get you arrested.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    That poor horse. :cry:

    Beat to shiiiiiittttttt!!!!!!
  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    For me the worst is breath vs. breathe

    UGHHHH
  • wonderwoman325
    wonderwoman325 Posts: 49
    Seriously? :/
  • mammamaurer
    mammamaurer Posts: 418 Member
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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    That poor horse. :cry:
    jdq3asn.gif

    ...too soon?
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  • jhmomofmany
    jhmomofmany Posts: 571 Member
    I was guilty of this once and a fellow MFPer went out of her way to inform me via PM. I knew the difference and man, was I embarrassed. True story.
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    Poor horse.

    t_beat_dead_horse_289.jpg
  • Cali_Chica
    Cali_Chica Posts: 895 Member
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  • FoxBean
    FoxBean Posts: 910 Member
    I have to admit, the only one that bothers me is "rediculous" ridiculous! :tongue:
  • MichaelVRenner
    MichaelVRenner Posts: 92 Member
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  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    I cry every time I see this. It's basic English.
    Here's a tip for remembering:

    Loose - I have a loose shirt or loose skin. Why? I have too much of it! More cloth/skin mean more o's!
    Lose - I want to lose weight. I want fewer o's.

    Srsly.
  • littlebutlean
    littlebutlean Posts: 2,159 Member
    Yeah this is pretty funny ..
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    loose and lose are 2 different words, and it seems people always get them mixed up. I cant help that this a pet peeve. Is anyone else bothered by this?


    Loose - adjective \ˈlüs\
    : not tightly fastened, attached, or held

    : not pulled or stretched tight

    of clothing : not fitting close to your body : not tight

    Lose- verb \ˈlüz\
    : to be unable to find (something or someone)

    : to fail to win (a game, contest, etc.)

    You should probably steer clear of the rest of the Internet, less you witness things like there, their, and they're.
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    I mean seriously, is this really something to loose your cool over?

    What you did their, I see it.
  • toadg53
    toadg53 Posts: 302 Member
    I have a friend that says "bolivious" ALL the time ... she's quite "oblivious" that she's pronouncing the word wrong.
  • haleighallen
    haleighallen Posts: 209 Member
    That poor horse. :cry:
    jdq3asn.gif

    ...too soon?
    Dead. I am dead. ????????????????????????????????????
  • toadg53
    toadg53 Posts: 302 Member
    I mean seriously, is this really something to loose your cool over?

    What you did their, I see it.

    http://movieboozer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pelican-i-see-what-you-did-there.jpg

    damn, it didn't work !!
  • srmchan
    srmchan Posts: 206 Member
    It's a mute point. :wink:
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    It drives me up a friggin' wall.
  • Dubble_A
    Dubble_A Posts: 120
    I recently had a Jehovah's Witness drop by out of the blue to teach me about how "Amstradamous" was all wrong with his predictions of the future.
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
    Peeves me too. Don't even get me started on "I couldn't care less" vs. "I could care less".

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