ok,i always see people spelling lose,(as in,misplace) as LOOSE.in Canada,loose means not tight.is loose the American or Brit spelling or is there a "loose" epidemic occuring?
2007-02-23 09:20:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
belie,judging by your FACE,my puntuation should be the least of your worries.
2007-02-23 09:27:38 · update #1
lose and loose is one of those cases of common English spelling mistakes, like affect and effect for example. Anyone who's not sure about correct spelling should use spell check.
It's an awesome feature! (I just used it...)
Obviously in some cases spell check will not point out the mistakes because both words may be spelled correctly only with wrong meaning.....
2007-02-23 09:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by marcelsilvae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you believe there are college graduates that are terrible spellers; in addition to not knowing the difference between "lose" and "loose" some also don't know the difference between "to" and "too." The above explanations are correct.
2007-02-23 22:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by supertop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loose means not tightened. Lost means gone. Lose means to fail to win and it's a past participle, past tense of lost.
2007-02-23 19:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ycie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's just something that happens.
loose is not tight,
and lose is to misplace something.
people usually just don't know which to use.
like to and too
2007-02-23 17:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Rosie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a typo.
2007-02-23 17:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋