I can't help myself. I have to ask this. I love reading weight loss sites and messages boards. Are any of you shocked that so many people who want to "lose" weight cannot spell the word? They want to "loose" weight. It will never happen, although some of us may have loose skin hanging on our bodies after losing weight.
"Loose" means not securely fastened, such as a loose tooth. Or it can mean having freedom from confinement as in "a lion loose in the streets." Loose can also indicate lacking moral restraint as in "unchaste." On the other hand you can lose weight, lose your money, lose your mind (kidding), lose the love of your life.
The "s" sound in lose sounds like "z." The "s" sound in loose, is a "s" sound.
That's the problem when we have to depend on spelling checks. Both are correct words so will not show up incorrectly.
2006-09-14
15:16:44
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