"loose" isn't the same thing as "lose"

[tec805]

Reminds me the story of alot.

Too funny, good short read.

[AAFitz]

In the UK a toilet is aka a loo. The plural is loos. So one could let loose in the loo. Or maybe lose some loose in the loos.

Certainly loulou could lose some loose in the loos...or on lou

Did you both really just say all that?
I think that makes you each a lou sir.

All that? Thats one of the smallest posts Ive ever made.

[betiko]

Isn't it... UR sowrite?

The your/you're/you are & were/we're/we are & there/their/they're/they are
is much worse than lose, loose and yoose.

Speeling is very problematic.

i agree, these kind of grammar errors are way worse to me too. they just means you don't understand what you're writting! also you forgot were/we're/where

and actually Ted, I think I've always made the mistake so hopefully now I ll remember it!

[tec805]

Isn't it... UR sowrite?

The your/you're/you are & were/we're/we are & there/their/they're/they are
is much worse than lose, loose and yoose.

Speeling is very problematic.

i agree, these kind of grammar errors are way worse to me too. they just means you don't understand what you're writting! also you forgot were/we're/where

and actually Ted, I think I've always made the mistake so hopefully now I ll remember it!

Augustin, the day I can write French as well as you write English is the day I will correct any spelling/grammer errors for you or any other multilingual person. I applaud your effort at communicating

Bon jour mon ami! (may be wrong, didn't pull out google translate to check!)

[Robinette]

In the UK a toilet is aka a loo. The plural is loos. So one could let loose in the loo. Or maybe lose some loose in the loos.

Certainly loulou could lose some loose in the loos...or on lou

Did you both really just say all that?
I think that makes you each a lou sir.

All that? Thats one of the smallest posts Ive ever made.

and possibly the 1st one i've actually read all the way through

[Dako]

Oh now, now Preved is here. Haven't seen him in a couple of years.

[squishyg]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

[Pirlo]

Your brain is loose in your skull, which is why it rattles when you shake your head. You lose your mind when you roll poorly and lose your battle.

I can understand so many people spelling "your" when they meant "you're" or "were" instead of "we're" because I'm not a total grammer/spelling nazi, but come on folks, post after post I read "loose" (in some cases 3 or 4 times in one post!) and I think Webster is going to change the definition just to accommodate all the misspellers on this site!

As long as I'm bitching, did I mention my dice suck?

I find using "there" as "their" and vice versa, and usig "then" as "than" are even worse than the "lose/loose" thing.

PENIS!

[DiM]

I find using "there" as "their" and vice versa, and usig "then" as "than" are even worse than the "lose/loose" thing.

you forgot your/you're

[tec805]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

9 1/2 points to squishyg for spot-on-topic and funny!

[Timminz]

You're mother kneads two looser lose ways, as apposed too bean lose alot.

[Robinette]

You're mother kneads two looser lose ways, as apposed too bean lose alot.

hahahaa.... excellent!!!


so just how much time did you spend on that?

[Gillipig]

loose players lose more often

[Dukasaur]

I find using "there" as "their" and vice versa, and usig "then" as "than" are even worse than the "lose/loose" thing.

you forgot your/you're

to, too, and two, of course.

But what really drives me to the point of psychosis, is the its/it's thing. I can understand some of the others as laziness, but using "it's" in places where "its" belongs is actually anti-laziness: the use of an extra keystroke where it's not required. So if it's not laziness, it has to be stupidity.

[Pirlo]

I find using "there" as "their" and vice versa, and usig "then" as "than" are even worse than the "lose/loose" thing.

you forgot your/you're

to, too, and two, of course.

But what really drives me to the point of psychosis, is the its/it's thing. I can understand some of the others as laziness, but using "it's" in places where "its" belongs is actually anti-laziness: the use of an extra keystroke where it's not required. So if it's not laziness, it has to be stupidity.

or like to say "these guy's are cool."

[zimmah]

Your brain is loose in your skull, which is why it rattles when you shake your head. You lose your mind when you roll poorly and lose your battle.

I can understand so many people spelling "your" when they meant "you're" or "were" instead of "we're" because I'm not a total grammer/spelling nazi, but come on folks, post after post I read "loose" (in some cases 3 or 4 times in one post!) and I think Webster is going to change the definition just to accommodate all the misspellers on this site!

As long as I'm bitching, did I mention my dice suck?

i'm quite sure the next dictionary will indeed change the definition of loose. because it's really common, and i also can't understand why everyone keeps typing loose instead of lose. I have seen this for years, and it keeps getting worse. I mean, how hard is it, i think the difference between you're and your and we're and where and were etc. can be a little hard for non-native english speakers. but come on, how hard is it to understand the difference between loose and lose.

[Timminz]

You're mother kneads two looser lose ways, as apposed too bean lose alot.

hahahaa.... excellent!!!


so just how much time did you spend on that?

Surprisingly little.

[AAFitz]

Your brain is loose in your skull, which is why it rattles when you shake your head. You lose your mind when you roll poorly and lose your battle.

I can understand so many people spelling "your" when they meant "you're" or "were" instead of "we're" because I'm not a total grammer/spelling nazi, but come on folks, post after post I read "loose" (in some cases 3 or 4 times in one post!) and I think Webster is going to change the definition just to accommodate all the misspellers on this site!

As long as I'm bitching, did I mention my dice suck?

i'm quite sure the next dictionary will indeed change the definition of loose. because it's really common, and i also can't understand why everyone keeps typing loose instead of lose. I have seen this for years, and it keeps getting worse. I mean, how hard is it, i think the difference between you're and your and we're and where and were etc. can be a little hard for non-native english speakers. but come on, how hard is it to understand the difference between loose and lose.

Its the phonetics of it.

Loose sounds like "L u ss e" and Lose would sound like "l o z e" if pronounce strictly phonetically.

[Gillipig]

I lost to a loose player. He even had a screw loose.

[barackattack]

I'd actually say that loose/lose is far more acceptable than your/you're or their/there/they're.

That said, if anyone makes any of those mistakes I automatially disregard their point of view.

[pimpdave]

[Dukasaur]

I lost to a loose player. He even had a screw loose.

Just because he said the player had a screw loose, doesn't automatically mean he was talking about you!

[AAFitz]

I let loose on the caboose,
as she tightened the noose.
Another grab, a goose,
and she felt my juice

My ooze did I lose,
but alas I booze
down the road did I cruise
hit the wheel...what a bruise.

If I lose on that caboose,
my ooze, my juice...
Ill booze and let loose
and bruise, from the spruce.

So one must not confuse...
loose for lose, for you will always loose
err..of course I mean lose.

___
Translation if bored or confoosed:

I let loose on the caboose,--- threw up on small train
as she tightened the noose.--- my necktie
Another grab, a goose,---someone had water foul on small train
and she felt my juice--- I had a cranberry juice with me

My ooze did I lose, ---small nail infection had some pus
but alas I booze ---30 year, single malt scotch
down the road did I cruise--- Someone else was driving
hit the wheel...what a bruise. --- goddamn spruce jumped right in front of us.

If I lose on that caboose, ---small game of cards
my ooze, my juice... --- Infection getting worse
Ill booze and let loose ---Too much scotch means too much vomit
and bruise, from the spruce. ---duh...

So one must not confuse... --- self explanatory
loose for lose, for you will always loose---incorrect usage of word loose.
err..of course I mean lose. --- correct usage of word lose.

[KraphtOne]

I'm not a grammer nasti either, nor a spammar passti. I think loose is just a NA thing due to educational deffinshies

As an American I can attest to the horrible grammar... Some of my favorite CC game arguments go something like this...

Other idiot: whatever man your playing like a cook...
Kraphtone: It's "you're", you god damned moron...

at which point i usually begin to type out a speech explaining the irony of someone questioning my intelligence whilst failing to grasp basic grammatical fundamentals that my 6 year old niece understands... but then i remember Twain's advice about arguing with fools and I erase the chat and go take my anger out on loved ones...

[AndyDufresne]

I'm not a grammer nasti either, nor a spammar passti. I think loose is just a NA thing due to educational deffinshies

As an American I can attest to the horrible grammar... Some of my favorite CC game arguments go something like this...

Other idiot: whatever man your playing like a cook...
Kraphtone: It's "you're", you god damned moron...

at which point i usually begin to type out a speech explaining the irony of someone questioning my intelligence whilst failing to grasp basic grammatical fundamentals that my 6 year old niece understands... but then i remember Twain's advice about arguing with fools and I erase the chat and go take my anger out on loved ones...

This is a very heart warming story.


--Andy