Pages:
Author

Topic: loose != lose - page 3. (Read 3656 times)

legendary
Activity: 2212
Merit: 1199
April 16, 2014, 01:59:09 PM
#48
Well English is not my native, but I know that there is a huge difference between lose and loose.

And I already see people above are posting some loose/lose word games Tongue
And just a though came through my mind:

You can be too loose and lose your BTC

And maybe we can create a definition of "To Loose Bitcoins"

To Loose Bitcoin means:
g4c
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
April 16, 2014, 01:25:43 PM
#47
Grammar/Spelling Nazi, here. It makes me want to cry so much when I see errors like this. You have no idea.  Sad

I'm questioning your first comma.

I'm not an expert, it just seems that when reading/speaking it, the words "Nazi" and "here" need to be rolled together without pause.

hero member
Activity: 2184
Merit: 513
Moonbet.io | Web3 Casino
April 16, 2014, 01:21:49 PM
#46
lots of ponzi schme in market place in this forum to lose your bitcoins from your wallet
g4c
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
April 16, 2014, 01:18:46 PM
#45
I like posts with high information density.

If you're taking the trouble to post then clearly you want readers.

Walls of text, no matter how good the grammar, are perceived as "work" by many.

For maximum mind penetration, posts should be crafted like a high dollar infomercial.

Posts written with this method are very good for non native English speakers.

Apologies if I'm loosing track of the thread. Tongue
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
April 16, 2014, 11:53:26 AM
#44
We should also do an explanation of such important grammatical concepts as:

1.) The semicolon
2.) Run-on sentences (also know as commas and periods are your friends!)
3.) The paragraph (closely related to the issues presented by #2 above!)
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
April 16, 2014, 11:49:01 AM
#43
Not all people are native english speakers. Just saying...
No, but most people have gone to school for at least 9 years, and should know the difference. Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1862
Merit: 1004
April 15, 2014, 11:37:32 PM
#42
Not all people are native english speakers. Just saying...
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1007
April 15, 2014, 11:28:02 PM
#41
Grammar/Spelling Nazi, here. It makes me want to cry so much when I see errors like this. You have no idea.  Sad
Vod
legendary
Activity: 3668
Merit: 3010
Licking my boob since 1970
April 15, 2014, 09:42:28 PM
#40
I get annoyed when people belittle each other and correct every single tiny mistake, or when they try to use the other person's (minor) errors as an entire basis for a rebuttal of their points. However, when your entire post looks like a 3-year-old on peyote wrote it, then you have a problem and cannot expect to be taken seriously.

If no one ever corrects it, people view it as correct, use it themselves, and it spreads.
hero member
Activity: 518
Merit: 501
April 15, 2014, 09:27:22 PM
#39
They didn't hold them tight enough and they loose them lol
g4c
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
sr. member
Activity: 462
Merit: 251
April 15, 2014, 06:56:05 PM
#37
Imagine having it tattooed Cheesy

full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
April 15, 2014, 06:34:48 PM
#36
I get annoyed when people belittle each other and correct every single tiny mistake, or when they try to use the other person's (minor) errors as an entire basis for a rebuttal of their points. However, when your entire post looks like a 3-year-old on peyote wrote it, then you have a problem and cannot expect to be taken seriously.
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
April 15, 2014, 05:58:58 PM
#35
I found myself making that mistake recently but corrected it.  then it it got me thinking how many times I did that without noticing. 
And every time you did a grammar nazi somewhere in the world almost ripped his eyes out in sheer frustration.
hero member
Activity: 798
Merit: 500
Time is on our side, yes it is!
April 15, 2014, 05:57:34 PM
#34
I found myself making that mistake recently but corrected it.  then it it got me thinking how many times I did that without noticing. 
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
April 15, 2014, 04:54:51 PM
#33
it's a typo Cheesy
I guess there's a difference between a typo and simply not knowing the difference between the two.
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
April 15, 2014, 12:59:01 PM
#32
Dude you think that's bad, check out some of randomlove's posts. A particularly memorable one was "neivity" which he then tried to blame on "typing on his mobile." Right, I can totally see how that could happen.
full member
Activity: 196
Merit: 101
April 15, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
#31
it's a typo Cheesy
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 101
April 15, 2014, 12:54:54 PM
#30
There is often confusion over the words loose and lose. This is due to the lack of consistency in pronouncing words that end oose and ose.
Loose means not tight or free from constraint.
To lose means to fail to: (1) keep (2) win or (3) make money.


I think that the people spelling it with oose are spelling phonetically, they assume the long "o" needs to be spelled longer, so to speak.  It's not a lack of understanding of the meaning.  Same reason I keep seeing "proove" lately.

I don't have any problem with how a non-native speaker writes, at least they are trying.  But for native speakers, this is inexcusable as I wouldn't have passed 6th grade spelling like that.

Loose and proove all over the place here, whats next?

All this is gonna put me in an early TOOMB
Haha, it's not that annoying though is it? Seems like a mild case of OCD in your case.
full member
Activity: 624
Merit: 125
alcedoplatform.com
April 08, 2014, 09:30:57 PM
#29
There is often confusion over the words loose and lose. This is due to the lack of consistency in pronouncing words that end oose and ose.
Loose means not tight or free from constraint.
To lose means to fail to: (1) keep (2) win or (3) make money.


I think that the people spelling it with oose are spelling phonetically, they assume the long "o" needs to be spelled longer, so to speak.  It's not a lack of understanding of the meaning.  Same reason I keep seeing "proove" lately.

I don't have any problem with how a non-native speaker writes, at least they are trying.  But for native speakers, this is inexcusable as I wouldn't have passed 6th grade spelling like that.

Loose and proove all over the place here, whats next?

All this is gonna put me in an early TOOMB
Pages:
Jump to: