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

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  • littlebutlean
    littlebutlean Posts: 2,159 Member
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    Yeah this is pretty funny ..
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 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.)

    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
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    I mean seriously, is this really something to loose your cool over?

    What you did their, I see it.
  • toadg53
    toadg53 Posts: 302 Member
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    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
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    That poor horse. :cry:
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    ...too soon?
    Dead. I am dead. ????????????????????????????????????
  • toadg53
    toadg53 Posts: 302 Member
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    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
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    It's a mute point. :wink:
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,041 Member
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    It drives me up a friggin' wall.
  • Dubble_A
    Dubble_A Posts: 120
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    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
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    Peeves me too. Don't even get me started on "I couldn't care less" vs. "I could care less".
  • humptydumpty40
    humptydumpty40 Posts: 21
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    I hear you. I'm ready to loose my mind over it.:flowerforyou:
  • ashleyisgreat
    ashleyisgreat Posts: 586 Member
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    Peeves me too. Don't even get me started on "I couldn't care less" vs. "I could care less".

    See, colloquial usage never bothers me. Sure, it should be "I couldn't care less" but we all know what someone means when they say "I could care less." Language changes over time, and that's fine. It's crazy spelling that does it for me. "Defiantly" is not "definitely." Nor is "definately." Neither of those will ever be "definitely." Well, they might, actually. Language evolves. But for now they are terrible and I will continue to be grumpy about them.

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