2006-11-24 03:56:48 · 8 answers · asked by John's Secret Identity™ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I realize people have been mixing them up for as long as the two words have coexisted. It just seems to me that there is a wave of increased use of "loose" for "lose" these days. I'm wondering if it's because of the same self-sustaining social reinforcement that brought about the recent "I could care less" wave.
Kelly: Yeah, that's kinda the point.
2006-11-24 04:14:53 · update #1
Only if you're a big looser [sic].
Just another reason why I weep for America's youth.
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I'm "the pen is mightier", for all those concerned...
2006-11-24 03:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No.
"I could care less" means that people at some point dropped the "nt" sounds from the phrase. So it's actually a different phrase: the old sound and the new sound are not the same.
When writing "loose" for "lose", the sound they are trying to represent is exactly the same as the previous one.
And, my response to the answer immediately before mine is that, if spelling indicated the breakdown of society, we'd have been in trouble long before now. That seems overly dramatic to me.
2006-11-24 06:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm American. it somewhat is user-friendly, and that i don't understand why. i in my opinion think of it has to do with coaching and intelligence. If one thinks of the words formerly asserting them, it somewhat is glaring that "i could care much less" is incorrect. whether, maximum folk do not think of formerly speaking and as a result sound like buffoons. The English language is butchered with the aid of many individuals; it somewhat is pathetic. i in my opinion use the "could not care much less" version (because of the fact i'm so smart and greater advantageous). I took no offense on your remark, because it substitute right into a valid remark.
2016-10-13 00:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really bugs me when I accidentally misspell a word or use "there" when I mean "their" or something like that. I hate the use of double negatives too. What is really sad is that when my daughter was in Middle school she noticed that some of the French Immersion kids couldn't even correctly spell "the" on English assignments. Also, it should be "I couldn't care less"...that has more meaning than "I could care less".
2006-11-26 05:06:35 · answer #4 · answered by Dellajoy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's just a sign of how badly our society is starting to breakdown. When education and a concern for literacy become a second class concern, we are headed for the inevitable collapse of the "Roman Empire."
2006-11-24 04:00:01 · answer #5 · answered by Hank Hill 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It's extremely Old Reality.
If you're just noticing it now, you haven't been around idiots long enough.
2006-11-24 03:59:43 · answer #6 · answered by Belie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's old; I've seen it for years and years, much like the its/it's problem and people who confuse "affect" with "effect"
2006-11-24 03:58:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your question makes no sense. just spell words correctly, you'll be fine.
ABOVE: your name is penisman! we should weep for you !
2006-11-24 03:58:05 · answer #8 · answered by EllisFan 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋