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Lose vs. Loose

mamawildbear
mamawildbear Posts: 93 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
There wasn't a misc forum section but this comes up so many times I finally had to post it.

There is a significant difference between the words lose and loose and they are not interchangeable.

We want to lose weight so our clothes will become loose.

Sorry, pet peeve. :smile:
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  • stevemcknight
    stevemcknight Posts: 647 Member
    Their are so many people who don't know there supposed to use lose here and loose they're.
  • habibti
    habibti Posts: 56 Member
    Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU.
  • mamawildbear
    mamawildbear Posts: 93 Member
    Their are so many people who don't know there supposed to use lose here and loose they're.

    LOL I here we have many errors hear on this site.
  • Go_Lise
    Go_Lise Posts: 151
    I thought I was the only one that got bothered by that!
  • live2smyle
    live2smyle Posts: 592 Member
    Their are so many people who don't know there supposed to use lose here and loose they're.

    LOL I here we have many errors hear on this site.
    :huh:
  • sassyg
    sassyg Posts: 393
    I would like to congradulate you on bringing this to our attention
  • HealthyishWithMaggieG
    HealthyishWithMaggieG Posts: 397 Member
    I'd rather eat a cheeseburger then a salad tonight, but if I did that than I wouldn't be able to fit into my jeans.




    Ugh! Fingernails on a chalkboard... you know... those things we had in school before the dry-erase boards.
  • Painten
    Painten Posts: 499 Member
    For me it's the people who use then instead of than. It drives me insane. It's not just on here, it's all over facebook too.
  • tn2010
    tn2010 Posts: 228 Member
    I simply love this thread.
  • naebear99
    naebear99 Posts: 73
    http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

    They also have a really good one on grammar, as I recall.
  • katieseitz
    katieseitz Posts: 21
    I instantly judge you if you mix up the words that we all learned in 3rd grade. Please call up Mrs. Brown and ask her for a refresher course. Thanks.
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    Yeah, I used to wonder what an "alot" is. Then I googled it; now I know: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html
  • ChelseaRW
    ChelseaRW Posts: 366 Member
    LOL...I posted this last night in the Chit Chat section....It went south real fast. Good luck and may no one lash out in anger! But...I completely agree with it being a peeve.
  • Cbandelier
    Cbandelier Posts: 217 Member
    Yeah, I used to wonder what an "alot" is. Then I googled it; now I know: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html


    One of my favorite blogs!
  • kndlkai1
    kndlkai1 Posts: 103 Member
    I wish there were a LOVE button for this post!
  • Nigel99
    Nigel99 Posts: 498 Member
    I wish there were a LOVE button for this post!

    Agreed!
    The whole lose/loose thing has been driving me batty for years!
  • HealthyishWithMaggieG
    HealthyishWithMaggieG Posts: 397 Member
    Yeah, I used to wonder what an "alot" is. Then I googled it; now I know: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

    Love it! I just posted it to Facebook and Twitter's next.
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
    There wasn't a misc forum section but this comes up so many times I finally had to post it.

    There is a significant difference between the words lose and loose and they are not interchangeable.

    We want to lose weight so our clothes will become loose.

    Sorry, pet peeve. :smile:
    it bugs me too
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
    I instantly judge you if you mix up the words that we all learned in 3rd grade. Please call up Mrs. Brown and ask her for a refresher course. Thanks.
    my husband does this all the time!!! Needless to say i have to proofread everything he types out for work because of this.
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
    Their are so many people who don't know there supposed to use lose here and loose they're.

    LOL I here we have many errors hear on this site.
    speaking of errors...or wait i guess you meant to do it! HA! I get it.
  • jesseroyal
    jesseroyal Posts: 22 Member
    I instantly judge you if you mix up the words that we all learned in 3rd grade. Please call up Mrs. Brown and ask her for a refresher course. Thanks.

    you don't just learn them in 3rd grade, i am teaching them in 7th grade. we are going on week three of "troublesome word pairs!" :)
  • LeAnn_Mae
    LeAnn_Mae Posts: 263 Member
    Ya I h8 wen ppl do dat 2
  • tammy200678
    tammy200678 Posts: 201 Member
    OK I will say the same thing I said last night since we had this thread already not to offend anyone but in my opinion we r here to support each other not to pick out people's grammar issues I have been on here for about 2 weeks and see so much of it it is crazy.So I am sure someone will take offense but not meaning to so take it as u will I just think it is crazy lets support each other not pick on each other please do not take what I am saying wrong just my opinion
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
    OK I will say the same thing I said last night since we had this thread already not to offend anyone but in my opinion we r here to support each other not to pick out people's grammar issues I have been on here for about 2 weeks and see so much of it it is crazy.So I am sure someone will take offense but not meaning to so take it as u will I just think it is crazy lets support each other not pick on each other please do not take what I am saying wrong just my opinion

    agreed.
  • mamawildbear
    mamawildbear Posts: 93 Member
    Yeah, I used to wonder what an "alot" is. Then I googled it; now I know: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

    Brilliant! I love that one.

    As for offense, I would hope no one would get bent out of shape about a thread that doesn't single anyone out and is in support of better grammar for all.

    For those that have taken offense, I apologize and wish you alot of luck. That, of course, would be a pale green alot wearing a shamrock necklace. I think if you catch one and rub its nose, you get three wishes.
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    this bugs the crap out of me.

    when people say they want to loose weight im thinking what? they dont want to tone?
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    I instantly judge you if you mix up the words that we all learned in 3rd grade. Please call up Mrs. Brown and ask her for a refresher course. Thanks.

    you don't just learn them in 3rd grade, i am teaching them in 7th grade. we are going on week three of "troublesome word pairs!" :)
    They haven't learned it yet by 7th grade?! My God, kids are getting dumber by the generation. Ask a kid (middle-schooler) what the 13 stripes on the American flag signifies, you'll be amazed at how many don't know the answer. We learned this in the 2nd grade. Thank you Miss Date.
  • joybell32
    joybell32 Posts: 252 Member
    who you think you is, tryin to correct me like that? i don't know weather to use loose or lose, but i is going two work on dat!

    All of it just sounds so uneducated to me! I'm assuming schools teach ebonics now as a foreign language! :huh:
  • am_lowe
    am_lowe Posts: 113
    this used to drive me crazy too!!! then, when my son was 5 he was diagnosed with severe dyslexia (he's in the 5th grade now). the thing is... yes grammar is a very important skill to learn. but for some, it's extremely difficult. and content is way more important than context.
  • carolynmittens
    carolynmittens Posts: 344
    i can't believe no one has brought up your vs you're... clearly the most offensive (and prolific!) grammatical nuisance the internet has ever seen
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