Not on a high horse, but was raised by an English professor

mm3898
mm3898 Posts: 138 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone!

Please note that I am NOT getting on a high horse OR looking down on anyone as I post this. I'm purely making an observation and stating a fact :wink:

Something I've noticed on here a lot is that people aren't using the words "lose" and "loose" correctly.

You LOSE weight. When you lose weight, someone might say, "Your pants look like they might be too LOOSE on you. Eat a burger!"

Clothes become LOOSER *more loose* when you drop the good ol' lbs (or stones for our friends across the pond!). You are a LOSER when you go from a size 12 to a size 6! Or you're a LOSER when you're cranky for no good reason and take it out on an innocent receptionist. Just sayin'. :noway:

I'm not claiming to be a perfect English student, it is just something I've seen a lot and I think it is important to make a distinction! Love you all, you're fab! :flowerforyou:
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  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    I'm the same way when it comes to OBVIOUS spelling mistakes. They make me crazy! I know someone who spells "Gorgeous" as "gorjus". It makes me nuts!
  • ♥Faerie♥
    ♥Faerie♥ Posts: 14,053 Member
    Where did that dead horse go? Oh, here he is!

    Sorry, I have just seen this so many times:tongue:
  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
    I'm a teacher and poor grammar and spelling really annoy me too - especially from adults!!!!!:smile::happy: :wink:
  • rgustin
    rgustin Posts: 58 Member
    For me it is A LOT most people just spell it ALOT. I have a family member who does this and it drives me bonkers!!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Where did that dead horse go? Oh, here he is!

    Sorry, I have just seen this so many times:tongue:

    I think there is a whole herd of dead horses being beat on this subject. Nothing is going to change.
  • mrsblair84
    mrsblair84 Posts: 62
    I'm the same way. I have an issue with speaking mistakes too. My fiance says 'orientated' instead of 'oriented'. He gets it from his mom. He also used to say 'first of off' instead of 'first of all'...until he got made fun of for it in school. Now he has to correct his mom when she says it. And the blatant spelling mistakes drive me crazy too. I really can't stand when people misspell words on purpose. It makes them sound ignorant. :frown: Anyway, glad I'm not the only one...and I agree, not talking bad about anyone or claiming to be perfect myself. Just a little something that can be fixed. Good luck everybody! :bigsmile:
  • elfie9863
    elfie9863 Posts: 337
    Seriously?
    We ALL see those errors and this issue HAS been on here many times. Just move on. Don't be THAT person. No one really cares about spelling here. I just don't think it is very supportive to nit pick...
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    I'm truly amazed at how often I see spelling errors like this.... maybe some people just don't "get it" for whatever reason but proper spelling is like common sense to me.
  • PirateJenny
    PirateJenny Posts: 233
    Not that I don't commend you for trying, but I suggest you learn to live with the frustration.

    That particular misuse has been pointed out multiple times with no discernible change.

    I used to read forum posts as if I were grading papers, but I had to stop because the content would blur out to a sea of grammar and spelling mistakes.

    Now, I save my ire for people who are bullies or give harmful misinformation.
  • BamBam1113
    BamBam1113 Posts: 542 Member
    Eye NO!!! Bad speelleeng reelee annoyz mee to. Espeshully win peephole do'nt uz "kurrekt punkshuashun" and theeng's lik thee run own sentenciz and theengs that peephole, shuld huv learnt win thay, wur en skool!!!

    lol...sorry....i had to. We send e-mails like this at work all the time. Frustrating as hell to try and read them when you're busy.
  • mm3898
    mm3898 Posts: 138 Member
    Seriously?
    We ALL see those errors and this issue HAS been on here many times. Just move on. Don't be THAT person. No one really cares about spelling here. I just don't think it is very supportive to nit pick...

    I didn't think I was being unsupportive by pointing out a word-usage error. And apologies for "beating a dead horse," but alas that horse must still be kickin' if people keep using "lose" and "loose" interchangeably. Like I said, just pointing out something that I've noticed as happening more often! No offense meant!
  • mangorabbit
    mangorabbit Posts: 219 Member
    http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20040204.html

    Just for giggles for those who struggle to deal with what is happening to our language.

    ^_^

    ...and I know it may be a dead horse, but it keeps on dying in front of me and that makes me a mite crazed.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    I can't take anyone seriously who doesn't know the difference between "lose" and "loose." Another one is using "weary" when you mean "wary." These are like 2nd or 3rd grade words, people. It's not that difficult. And saying that it's not "supportive" to point out when someone is continually making a very obvious error is like saying a real friend would let you walk around with your fly open instead of telling you that you need to zip up.
  • Ms_Natalie
    Ms_Natalie Posts: 1,030 Member
    Have you ever considered that maybe some people just cannot grasp the differences??

    I am graduating in a couple of months and have been offered a masters degree in Psychology starting next year...so I must have some sort of intelligence. Always top of the class with spelling but....

    I am AWFUL with apostrophes! Something just doesn't click with me!

    :wink:
  • Cathy92
    Cathy92 Posts: 312 Member
    As an English teacher, I don't see anything wrong with a little reminder on 'lose', and 'loose'. It's something to talk about. Keeps things interesting for some of us.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Where did that dead horse go? Oh, here he is!

    Sorry, I have just seen this so many times:tongue:

    deadhorse.gif
  • kbanzhaf
    kbanzhaf Posts: 601 Member
    I can't take anyone seriously who doesn't know the difference between "lose" and "loose." Another one is using "weary" when you mean "wary." These are like 2nd or 3rd grade words, people. It's not that difficult. And saying that it's not "supportive" to point out when someone is continually making a very obvious error is like saying a real friend would let you walk around with your fly open instead of telling you that you need to zip up.

    AGREED!!!! This one makes me giggle :laugh:
    Have a good Thursday all!
    Kaye
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    This has been brot up a cupola times. To many times two count.
  • Marcus_E
    Marcus_E Posts: 124
    Hey everyone!
    Not wanting to be too pedantic, but if you were raised by an English professor, would you also have been taught not to write the word 'Hey', as this was originally a form of verbal exclamation and has since become a slang word commonly used as a verbal greeting, versus a written salutation?

    Just curious....... :laugh:

    Unfortunately in today's online and mobile culture, there seems to be less care and attention paid towards basic grammar and spelling, this was highlighted when a friend's child showed me an English assignment which had to written in SMS language. Shocking, I know! What hope does the English language have?
  • nyctraveler
    nyctraveler Posts: 305 Member
    Haha it's my pet peeve too
  • nyctraveler
    nyctraveler Posts: 305 Member
    Haha it's my pet peeve too
  • sjaudio
    sjaudio Posts: 52
    I caught this thread because a friend of mine replied to it. I am an admittedly poor speller (it makes for challenging times when playing Scrabble), but I at least make the effort. If I occasionally swap a "lose" for a "loose" it can generally be blamed on quick typing or an over eager autocorrect on my phone (many an odd message have been sent because of that feature). What really bugs me is the prevalence of "chat speak". While I can forgive an occasional "U R" in a text (I still type out full words), to see that in an e-mail or status update on some personal page drives me nuts. I can only imagine the hell a high school english teacher must go through when grading papers.
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    Please take note that some people on here are trying their best to regain a healthy life style and I think the last thing on some peoples minds is makeing sure they spell/grammer check before they post. Please also note that some people are not doing it to piss you guys off or because they are lazy but becuase they have a learning disability.

    Apologis if any of this is spelt wrong or the grammer is wrong but I am disylesx and cannot see when the words are wrong sometimes. :angry:
  • doodles80
    doodles80 Posts: 59
    As an English teacher, I don't see anything wrong with a little reminder on 'lose', and 'loose'. It's something to talk about. Keeps things interesting for some of us.

    I agree with this lady - there is nothing wrong with a reminder but is the name drop about the professor neccesary - what has that got to do with anything? I thought you weren't looking down on anyone?
  • a_stronger_steph
    a_stronger_steph Posts: 434 Member
    For me it is A LOT most people just spell it ALOT. I have a family member who does this and it drives me bonkers!!

    Then you will LOVE this:
    http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

    (Hyperbole and a Half has me rolling on the floor in tears, 9 times out of 10).

    To the OP: I'll admit to being somewhat guiltily pleased that you posted this, as it's something I've noticed as well. The thing that perplexes me is that they're not even homophones, so it's hard to say you get them confused that way (as opposed to "their" and "there" and "they're"). Ah well.
  • a_stronger_steph
    a_stronger_steph Posts: 434 Member
    As an English teacher, I don't see anything wrong with a little reminder on 'lose', and 'loose'. It's something to talk about. Keeps things interesting for some of us.

    I agree with this lady - there is nothing wrong with a reminder but is the name drop about the professor neccesary - what has that got to do with anything? I thought you weren't looking down on anyone?

    I assumed it was meant as an explanation as to why spelling and/or grammatical errors would irk them.
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    Where did that dead horse go? Oh, here he is!

    Sorry, I have just seen this so many times:tongue:

    deadhorse.gif
    lol
    This dead horse keeps coming alive.
    Was it not just last week we seen this same thread?
    Oh sorry
    It wasn't last week we saw this same thread, was it?

    Grammar's bad, but I believe the same meaning came across?
  • Terri73
    Terri73 Posts: 238
    Oh my does it really matter? My spelling is normally very good but i can type fast and not realise i've made errors. Really we are on here for help with weight loss not a lesson in spelling?
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    Oh my does it really matter? My spelling is normally very good but i can type fast and not realise i've made errors. Really we are on here for help with weight loss not a lesson in spelling?

    Agree
  • doodles80
    doodles80 Posts: 59
    Does a person need to explain why something minor like this irks them? Just seemed like a bit of an odd thing to put in the title of a post for someone who is trying to not appear to be a wee bit petty
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