Seriously you knuckleheads, loose is the opposite of tight. Lose is when something is lost. It's really not that difficult. Is it?
2006-11-05 18:57:20 · 15 answers · asked by OU812 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Dheon, loose and lose and lost do not have the same pronunciation. Each word is pronounced differently. There is loos, there is looz, and there is lawst.
2006-11-05 19:06:18 · update #1
and why can't people properly punctuate questions? Here's an example:
Why can't people properly spell the word, "lose"?
another example:
Seriously, you knuckleheads, "loose" is the opposite of "tight".
"Lose" is when something is lost.
I guess it takes a knucklehead to know knuckleheads.
2006-11-05 20:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Spelling wisely - like utilising nicely perfect punctuation is a dieing artwork. it really is not taught in colleges, what's picked up alongside the way is picked up.Corrections frequently are not made. Homophones are an finished secret to maximum persons as is the English language. do not enable the b**ggers get you down!
2016-11-28 20:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by laranjeira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. Because the Yahoo spell check doesn't show loose as being misspelled so they think it's right. My pet peeve here at Answers it the word "does" they spell it "dose".
2006-11-05 19:08:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a knucklehead. I knew the difference. I never had a problem with it. Loosen up! Don't LOSE your cool. :-)
2006-11-05 19:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Presumably because it's a spelling aberration; they were taught that "ose" is pronounced as in dose or close and that the vowel sound in "lose" may be spelt with a double-o, as in food, boo, mood.
2006-11-05 19:05:37 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I wonder the same thing about, "there," "their," and "they're." Sure this stuff is a little confusing - at first - but after a while you HAVE to be able to pick up on these things.
2006-11-05 19:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by Ciaoenrico 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's the same way with definitely. And I hate it when people say/spell supposively, supposably, etc instead of supposedly. Grr!
2006-11-05 18:59:37 · answer #7 · answered by missyd2003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
but "loose" and "lose" have completely different pronunciation and meaning!
(personally I get annoyed at "your" and "you're")
2006-11-05 19:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by ugen624 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all have many pet peeves... grammatical errors are not tops on my list... now bad drivers and line huggers, don't get me started.
Hope you don't loose sleep over this...
(snicker snicker)
2006-11-05 19:09:20 · answer #9 · answered by PopcornMommy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not always easy when you're typing at speed, that is why it is best to proofread as well as spellcheck as both are legitimate words.
2006-11-05 19:05:18 · answer #10 · answered by Jez 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋