just thought everyone should know before they post a thread

Schwiggity
Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
edited September 29 in Chit-Chat
Lose:
-verb
1.
to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2.
to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3.
to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.


Loose:

–adjective
1.
free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
2.
free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
3.
uncombined, as a chemical element.
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  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    This is helpful. I don't want my weight to be loose and running free like alley cats!
  • velvetkat
    velvetkat Posts: 454 Member
    amen!
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    Huh? I'm jest trien to loose wait.
  • kr3851
    kr3851 Posts: 994 Member
    Your totally right.

    And by Your I mean You're. Another pet peeve of mine...
  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    Haha, that's great. I always get so annoyed when people use "loose" for "lose", and it happens ALL THE TIME (as you obviously have noticed as well.)

    You don't "loose" weight....you LOSE it, people.
  • mialsya
    mialsya Posts: 188 Member
    THANK YOU!!! I hate being the grammar police. :)
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    uh oh. The last thread like this got deleted.

    :p
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    I haven't lost any weight. I removed it. I know exactly where it went - my metabolic processes.
  • babs23
    babs23 Posts: 86
    well... it's the internet. people misspell stuff when they post online. ignore capitalization, even!
  • dcerna62
    dcerna62 Posts: 45 Member
    I don't want to lose weight. I want to get rid of it. If I lose it, someday I'm sure I'll find it.
  • aa1440
    aa1440 Posts: 956 Member
    Funny but, some people hate the Grammar Police.
  • r3451
    r3451 Posts: 19
    Perfect. The advanced version of this post should address "plato" v. "plateau."
  • rharris86dc
    rharris86dc Posts: 635 Member
    LOL, my favourite:

    "In order to loose wait, should I eat back my calories?"

    PLEASE read the sticky threads, or at least search your question first!!!!! And use proper grammar, that would also be appreciated.
  • PaulaJKelly
    PaulaJKelly Posts: 96
    If I let my weight loose will it go be free. and far away from me? :laugh:
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Perfect. The advanced version of this post should address "plato" v. "plateau."

    Let's not get philosophical here.
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    uh oh. The last thread like this got deleted.

    :p

    Based on? I'm not making any direct attacks.
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    It's official, the next time I post a thread, I'm using "loose." It drives me nuts that people get so hung up on something so minor.
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    It's official, the next time I post a thread, I'm using "loose." It drives me nuts that people get so hung up on something so minor.

    It drives me nuts that my minor hang-ups drive you nuts.
  • choughton01
    choughton01 Posts: 68 Member
    Lose:
    -verb
    1.
    to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
    2.
    to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
    3.
    to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.


    Loose:

    –adjective
    1.
    free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
    2.
    free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
    3.
    uncombined, as a chemical element.


    lol
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Perfect. The advanced version of this post should address "plato" v. "plateau."

    Let's not get philosophical here.

    BWAHAHAHAHAHA
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I love the definition of lose as in "without likelihood of recovery". That's what I want for my excess weight this time around, not just misplaced like on previous attempts where I found it again.

    May I add, Schwiggity, that you are looking fabulous - I bet you have lots of LOOSE pants now you have worked so hard to LOSE weight :)
  • runningfromzombies
    runningfromzombies Posts: 386 Member
    It's official, the next time I post a thread, I'm using "loose." It drives me nuts that people get so hung up on something so minor.

    It's not minor when it inhibits you from understanding what the person is trying to say.

    I'm forgiving if it's the only, or one of the few, misspellings in the post. But if it's among a slew of other hastily-concocted grammar and imaginative letters strung together...I don't like having to sound everything out just to understand what's being written in the post.

    Communication, believe it or not, is rather integral to human interaction. We have big brains for a reason. Use them wisely.
  • swaj
    swaj Posts: 3
    you will never be able to stop people from misusing "loose"... folks have been trying for ages, lol:bigsmile:
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    you will never be able to stop people from misusing "loose"... folks have been trying for ages, lol:bigsmile:

    I feel special that you made this your first post.
  • Swimgoddess
    Swimgoddess Posts: 711 Member
    It irks the hell out of me when people can't spell or confuse homophones. If they're careless or ignorant with simply how they present themselves online, it leads me to believe that they're the same way with other areas of their lives.

    God forbid you point it out though, because for some reason they believe that below average intelligence and poor spelling/grammar are mutually exclusive.

    Yes, I realize I'm not perfect (I'm overly liberal with punctuation) and online communication lends itself to a certain level of informality, but Jesus H Christ! when my eyes start to glaze over halfway through a post because the errors are so distracting, you lose me.
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    Haha! Awesome! Love it!! That makes me crazy!!! Dictionary.com people because its NOT a good thing to be calling yourself loose!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Oh dear. Here we go again. :ohwell:
  • NewVonnie
    NewVonnie Posts: 683 Member
    Huh? I'm jest trien to loose wait.

    I just almost woke everyone up LOL
  • brittanyscherich
    brittanyscherich Posts: 355 Member
    thank you! If only there was some kind of book where people could look up the spelling and definition of words... LOL
  • CuteAndCurvy83
    CuteAndCurvy83 Posts: 570 Member
    I guess I'm just odd in the fact that poorly spelled words don't really bother me, as long as I understand what they are trying to say I really don't care how they spell it. If someone says "by the time I was 15 I was fat and now I need to loose some weight" I understand perfectly what they are trying to communicate, what bugs me is when someone says something like this....

    "bie da tiem I waz lyke 5ifteen I waz fayt n now i ned toooo looose sum wate"

    otherwise general spelling errors are something that I notice but don't really care about. (maybe it's cause I know I suck at spelling a grammar myself.)
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