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Offline Vudu15

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Loose vs. lose (sp)
« on: April 19, 2011, 04:34:36 PM »
Not sure but how come I keep seein the word Loose being used for lose.
not that it matter here's just bugs me. Flame away.  :noid

Loose-Not fastened, restrained, or contained
vs.
lose-To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of.
I know its just one O but it sure makes a difference.
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Offline flight17

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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2011, 04:39:00 PM »
lol i find myself always doing this for some reason.

 My thinking is that lose, when said, sounds like it has a long "O", so it looks normal to have "OO" in the spelling.
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2011, 04:40:02 PM »
This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
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Offline MaSonZ

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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2011, 04:41:06 PM »
Quote from: Skuzzy on April 19, 2011, 04:40:02 PM
This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2011, 04:41:46 PM »
Quote from: Vudu15 on April 19, 2011, 04:34:36 PM
I'm not sure but why, but I keep seeing the word 'loose' being used in the place of 'lose'.
It's not that it matters here, it just bugs me. Flame away.  :noid

Loose-Not fastened, restrained, or contained
vs.
Lose-To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of.

I know that it's just one 'o', but it sure makes a difference.

Obligatory :neener:
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2011, 04:46:29 PM »
Quote from: Skuzzy on April 19, 2011, 04:40:02 PM
This vocabulary lesson brought to you by the one who said, "not that it matter here is just bugs me." :)

LOL and I looked that thing over a couple times.  :rofl
My bad, not perfect by any means just wanted to raise awareness.  :D
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2011, 04:57:35 PM »
I can say almost the same thing about "then" and "than."

"If you liked this message, than please pass it on."

"After step 3, you than go to..."

"I like this rather then that..."

"There are more of these then those..."

Often it makes the author look like an idiot. Especially when I do it. :)

Edit for nitpicking my own grammar.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2011, 05:29:53 PM by Mar »
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2011, 04:59:37 PM »
Your and You're.  The misuse of one for the other makes me want to cut peoples fingers off.
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2011, 05:00:12 PM »
Never has a more kneaded thread been posted.  Thank you.  
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2011, 05:02:08 PM »
Quote from: Vudu15 on April 19, 2011, 04:34:36 PM
Not sure but how come I keep seein the word Loose being used for lose.
not that it matter here's just bugs me. Flame away.  :noid

Loose-Not fastened, restrained, or contained
vs.
lose-To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of.
I know its just one O but it sure makes a difference.

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Offline MaSonZ

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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2011, 05:04:28 PM »
Quote from: Mar on April 19, 2011, 04:57:35 PM
I can say almost the same thing about "then" and "than."

"If you liked this message, than please pass it on."

"After step 3, you than go to..."

"I like this rather then that..."

"There is more of these then those..."

Often it makes the author look like an idiot. Especially when I do it. :)
thought it was the other way around. I'm serious.
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2011, 05:06:14 PM »
Bunch of lossers
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2011, 05:09:40 PM »
Quote from: Dichotomy on April 19, 2011, 04:59:37 PM
Your and You're.  The misuse of one for the other makes me want to cut peoples fingers off.

This was one of yours wasn't it?



Quote from: MaSonZ on April 19, 2011, 05:04:28 PM
thought it was the other way around. I'm serious.

I posted examples of the wrong way to use them, just to be clear.
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2011, 05:17:48 PM »
Quote from: Mar on April 19, 2011, 05:09:40 PM

I posted examples of the wrong way to use them, just to be clear.
dont feel so stupid now.  :lol
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Re: Loose vs. lose (sp)
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2011, 05:33:16 PM »
Nope Mar but it is in my collection :D
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