Does it drive anyone else crazy?
Lose - Like to lose a game or a bet
Loose - my tie is loose, breathing room
2007-11-28 01:08:44 · 19 answers · asked by Unsub29 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It is a common mistake. I forget about your and you're. We all make mistakes. But the ones that annoy me are the ones who are lecturing someone else on mistakes and yet they fail to see their own. Do you know what I mean? I'm sure that you do.
2007-11-28 01:48:56 · update #1
I know the difference and it does drive me crazy. (I always have to re-think when I'm using either word).
It also drives me crazy when people misuse the words "there, their, or they're" or "it's, its"
2007-11-28 01:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by Tina R 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is just a reflection of the lack of English being taught in school and/or people not caring what they look like on paper. Just hope they know enough to clean up their act when corresponding with a future employer, or they might lose out on a great opportunity because of their loose language skills.
2007-11-28 01:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by Roberta 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not only like lose and loose there are many words in English like this gives different meaning in different situation...
basic English should be taught to children in the beginning itself...
i appreciate you are seeing these type of errors ...
2007-11-28 02:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by mega v 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know the difference, as do I—many don't; and there are many similar words that spell check cannot help with Oh, and it is annoying but doesn't make me crazy)..
2007-11-28 01:13:00 · answer #4 · answered by DrB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
and their, they're, & there, and your and you're. the one i hate the most is total ignorance, using are for our. how do these people get past sixth grade?
the thing that really burns me is when i see these mistakes in yahoo news articles, and i'm not blaming yahoo. many articles are taken directly from news feed of major organizations (they know who they are), cough(fox)cough.
2007-11-28 04:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lose means you lost something
Loose meanse something not tight.
Grammer and spelling do not seem to be as important in the school system as it used to be.
2007-11-28 01:42:39 · answer #6 · answered by Collette L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was already crazy to begin with but yeah it annoys me. Another one is when people say "gratzie" as short for "congratulations", of course "gratzie" means "thank you". Arrrrgh!
2007-11-28 01:12:22 · answer #7 · answered by Ferddaword 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lose/loose
your/you're
there/their/they're
to/too (folks are usually OK with "two")
It is the there/their that really gets me
(oh yeah, and there is the its/it's as well!!!)
2007-11-28 01:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
See, you didn't even need our help. I hate it when I waste points asking a question and 30 seconds later, I find the answer.
2007-11-28 01:17:57 · answer #9 · answered by Debbie Queen of All ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about their and there and me and I? Those are the ones that drive me crazy.
2007-11-28 01:40:43 · answer #10 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋