"lose"/"loose"... AHA!

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wiggleroom
wiggleroom Posts: 322 Member
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My daughters were just discussing "lose" vs. "loose" and my 12-year-old came up with a great little reminder:

"When you LOSE, you LOSE an O; LOOSE is LOOSE enough that there's room for an extra!"

With all the posts I've seen about people getting these words confused, I thought I'd share. =)

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  • FaeFae
    FaeFae Posts: 243 Member
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    haha thats funny!!! Yes soooooooooo many people on here get the two mixed up!!!
  • newnicole
    newnicole Posts: 44
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    i loved this post :)
    so true
  • shellgib
    shellgib Posts: 196 Member
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    haha, i never realized it was that hard for ppl to know the difference until i saw so many mess it up on here. for a while i was wondering if it was a difference in maybe US vs England or something...but no...just ppl that can't spell. lol
  • wiggleroom
    wiggleroom Posts: 322 Member
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    Glad you guys like it! I accidentally posted it twice -- =(
  • jrueckert
    jrueckert Posts: 355 Member
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    I'm sooooo glad you posted this.. It's been bugging me that so many people don't know the difference!!
  • Panda86
    Panda86 Posts: 873
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    I think its funny that most adults get it wrong, but your 12-year-old knows what's what! Nice!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
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    What a smart kid your daughter is. I love that.
  • heatypablo
    heatypablo Posts: 221
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    Very cute! :smile:
  • rachel1975f
    rachel1975f Posts: 894
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    Great way to remember it!
  • EmpressOfJudgment
    EmpressOfJudgment Posts: 1,162 Member
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    Bump for people who are less grammatically correct than a 12 year old.
  • yeaforme
    yeaforme Posts: 48
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    I actually had to search this to see if anyone else noticed! I even went online to see if lose was spelled loose in other countries!
  • HeidiRene
    HeidiRene Posts: 335 Member
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    haha, i never realized it was that hard for ppl to know the difference until i saw so many mess it up on here. for a while i was wondering if it was a difference in maybe US vs England or something...but no...just ppl that can't spell. lol

    I thought the same thing!
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,198 Member
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    I just posted this in a similar thread; but it merits repeating...

    Grammar: The difference between knowing your *kitten* and knowing you're *kitten*.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
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    haha, i never realized it was that hard for ppl to know the difference until i saw so many mess it up on here. for a while i was wondering if it was a difference in maybe US vs England or something...but no...just ppl that can't spell. lol

    Yeah, I wondered this too! I thought maybe it was like color/colour or yogurt/yoghurt, but nope!
  • kstep88
    kstep88 Posts: 403 Member
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    Finally!
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