I am not asking this to be degrading, but when you are talking about losing, like you lost a war, a bet, a fight, etc. it is spelled L-O-S-E. There are so many people who spell it L-O-O-S-E. This is incorrect. That is "loose", meaning it isn't tight. Don't people take English class?
2007-01-17 11:40:18 · 12 answers · asked by Pooky 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes, puffpuffboom, I realize that people shorten words when they're blogging, etc. Only proves my point more, by using "loose" in place of "lose", they are actually ADDING a letter.
2007-01-17 14:13:07 · update #1
OMG!!!! finally someone that sees my point. Are teachers not teaching anymore or have we become so lazy that we let simple mistakes go unnoticed?
2007-01-17 12:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by crazeebitch2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you get into that you've got to start with:
their/there/they're
its/it's
liar/lair
angel/angle
definitely/defiantly
Then you've got to explain that tomorraw doesn't exist, but that tomorrow is coming soon.
And then insane things start happening.
Maybe you could get the president to repeal No Child Left Behind; then teachers wouldn't have to pass kids who don't actually know the material just because they can only repeat a grade a certain number of times. And maybe then teachers would have a chance to teach kids what they need to know, not just enough to pass a test. But I'm not going to get started on that.
2007-01-17 11:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
actualy, the fact that people take English classes may be to blame in this matter.
it's such a common mistake because "lose" is not phonetic...at least, it doesn't follow the normal phonetic rules.
usually two o's ("oo") makes the vowel sound that is found in the word "lose". (for example : google, cool, tool, stool, moo, food...even your own screenname : Pooky)
so unless the word "lose" is taught as a sight-word early on, many people will probably misspell it for their entire lives.
2007-01-17 16:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by jennyvee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't people take English class? I have often wondered that myself. Perhaps you would be interested in this usage of loose:
"loose the dogs of war", meaning to release. Best wishes. B
2007-01-17 11:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. Good question. Maybe everyone is losing their grammatical sense? Or children are learning looser and less strict grammar rules in school? Hahahaha, I amuse myself!
2016-05-24 01:40:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a common misspelled word. Most people on forums/blogs or site like these don't use spellcheck or shorten their words to make it faster to read.
Don't get your panties in a wad. =)
2007-01-17 11:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by puffpuffboom 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Let's not go there, as you open up a can of accept/except; its/it's; stationary/stationery and altar/alter
2007-01-17 11:43:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well the word loose does have a meaning.......but i know what you are talking about
2007-01-17 11:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by kittenlova 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes ma'am-
to remember- you can LOSE a race.
you can LOOSE a noose.
2007-01-17 11:58:34 · answer #9 · answered by debi_0712 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people said it and it sound like there are to o's in it made me mad to tell my friend said it to me.
2007-01-17 11:50:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋