Topic: loose != lose - page 4. (Read 3681 times)
sometimes you have to misspell things so you don't feel like THE DEVIL
the people who frequently makes this mistakes makes my grammar nazi senses tingling...
is it really hard to remember how to use words like "your" and "you're".
and "lose" and "loose" are way more different it's easy to tell how you would you it in a sentence..
is it really hard to remember how to use words like "your" and "you're".
and "lose" and "loose" are way more different it's easy to tell how you would you it in a sentence..
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.
Loose means not tight or free from constraint.
To lose means to fail to: (1) keep (2) win or (3) make money.
I think loose / lose is an easy mistake to make. It's definitely forgivable among grammar crimes lol.
I can get people confusing your and you're because they sound alike when spoken, along with their/there/they're, but lose and loose don't even sound alike. and the meanings are completely different. so how is it easy to confuse. I just don't get it, man.
and I swear this wasn't a widespread problem until a few years ago. I used to rarely notice it online. and then, maybe four or five years ago, it seems that everyone agreed to start screwing it up. is it something in the water? some kind of chemical children were exposed to in the immediate years preceding/following Y2K?
I think loose / lose is an easy mistake to make. It's definitely forgivable among grammar crimes lol.
I can get people confusing your and you're because they sound alike when spoken, along with their/there/they're, but lose and loose don't even sound alike. and the meanings are completely different. so how is it easy to confuse. I just don't get it, man.
and I swear this wasn't a widespread problem until a few years ago. I used to rarely notice it online. and then, maybe four or five years ago, it seems that everyone agreed to start screwing it up. is it something in the water? some kind of chemical children were exposed to in the immediate years preceding/following Y2K?
well i just "LOOSE" 
few BTC, about 20$ in casino this week but that's ok though !!
My condolences few BTC, about 20$ in casino this week but that's ok though !!
Go get dat casino! Lol why not
....... nah I won't that's OK, it's a provably fair casino plus I always follow the golden rule and stick with it 'never risk what you can't afford to lose' 
Lots of people are simply not good enough at english or care enough to correct their mistakes.
With that said, it sure is annoying to read.
With that said, it sure is annoying to read.
I think loose / lose is an easy mistake to make. It's definitely forgivable among grammar crimes lol.
You know what really chaps my arsehole? Hypocritical grammar Nazis.
I hope your joking. Partly since you're saying hodl in another thread but mostly because I can't remember the last time Gox had 80%
IF MTGOX DIES, BITCON DIES WITH IT BECAUSE MTGOX HAS 80% OF VOLUME
I hope your joking. Partly since you're saying hodl in another thread but mostly because I can't remember the last time Gox had 80%
Damn you got me...not even gonna go back and fix it.
At least I got it right the second time in the post, quick learning curve I guess.
you can lose loose bitcoins
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You know what really chaps my arsehole? Hypocritical grammar Nazis.
I hope your joking. Partly since you're saying hodl in another thread but mostly because I can't remember the last time Gox had 80%
IF MTGOX DIES, BITCON DIES WITH IT BECAUSE MTGOX HAS 80% OF VOLUME
I hope your joking. Partly since you're saying hodl in another thread but mostly because I can't remember the last time Gox had 80%
Another common mistake is between there/their.
Actually, English has quite a few places that can trip up even a native speaker if they fell asleep in English class. And sad to say, I often judge people on their grammar & spelling. If someone doesn't have fluently literate English, it's hard for me to take them seriously.
A fault on my part, of course. Particularly as I only speak English, and many people aren't native speakers of English. Sometimes it's not so obvious that English is their second language, and I get on my high horse and presume that their IQ isn't quite there.
I do tend to have more respect for those who are using English non-natively... that is, if I realize it.
I have noticed this as well Actually, English has quite a few places that can trip up even a native speaker if they fell asleep in English class. And sad to say, I often judge people on their grammar & spelling. If someone doesn't have fluently literate English, it's hard for me to take them seriously.
A fault on my part, of course. Particularly as I only speak English, and many people aren't native speakers of English. Sometimes it's not so obvious that English is their second language, and I get on my high horse and presume that their IQ isn't quite there.
I do tend to have more respect for those who are using English non-natively... that is, if I realize it.
Confuses me every now and then.. lol I started a thread about this too a few months ago. I swear, I see this mistake so often in the Bitcoin community, I'm starting to wonder if the spelling of "lose" has been officially changed since I left school?
Back in my day, lose/loose was essential criteria for passing 2nd grade spelling. They don't even sound the same, which makes the prevalence even more baffling to me.
edit: and you can't blame this on non-native speakers. they seem to get it right, but it's the mouth breathers on here who were born in the US or other English speaking countries that seem to screw it up all the time.
Back in my day, lose/loose was essential criteria for passing 2nd grade spelling. They don't even sound the same, which makes the prevalence even more baffling to me.
edit: and you can't blame this on non-native speakers. they seem to get it right, but it's the mouth breathers on here who were born in the US or other English speaking countries that seem to screw it up all the time.
Ha, I would have resurrected that if I found it. I agree that non-native English speakers get it right, they probably double check better.
The question is - can you politely correct someone's spelling without being thought of as a troll?
I never do... I don't think that there is a polite way to do it. And if I understood the poster, what does it matter?
At least, that's what I think...
I don't think there is either, so I haven't and won't call out anyone specifically.
Actually, I may have figured out why this particular misspelling peeves me so much. Some ugly tool used "loose" all the time on a local racing forum we all used, but I just thought it was weird back then. he decided to try to steal my girlfriend (didn't happen) by getting close to me and then crying in front of her a lot, and other really lame things like that. I may be projecting my desire to rip the face off this guy (who is the 1st person I ever saw do that) on all subsequent people making this mistake
The question is - can you politely correct someone's spelling without being thought of as a troll?
I never do... I don't think that there is a polite way to do it. And if I understood the poster, what does it matter?
At least, that's what I think...
The question is - can you politely correct someone's spelling without being thought of as a troll?
Another common mistake is between there/their.
Actually, English has quite a few places that can trip up even a native speaker if they fell asleep in English class. And sad to say, I often judge people on their grammar & spelling. If someone doesn't have fluently literate English, it's hard for me to take them seriously.
A fault on my part, of course. Particularly as I only speak English, and many people aren't native speakers of English. Sometimes it's not so obvious that English is their second language, and I get on my high horse and presume that their IQ isn't quite there.
I do tend to have more respect for those who are using English non-natively... that is, if I realize it.
Actually, English has quite a few places that can trip up even a native speaker if they fell asleep in English class. And sad to say, I often judge people on their grammar & spelling. If someone doesn't have fluently literate English, it's hard for me to take them seriously.
A fault on my part, of course. Particularly as I only speak English, and many people aren't native speakers of English. Sometimes it's not so obvious that English is their second language, and I get on my high horse and presume that their IQ isn't quite there.
I do tend to have more respect for those who are using English non-natively... that is, if I realize it.
well i just "LOOSE" few BTC, about 20$ in casino this week but that's ok though !!
My condolences few BTC, about 20$ in casino this week but that's ok though !! Go get dat casino!
well i just "LOOSE" few BTC, about 20$ in casino this week but that's ok though !!
few BTC, about 20$ in casino this week but that's ok though !!
lol I started a thread about this too a few months ago. I swear, I see this mistake so often in the Bitcoin community, I'm starting to wonder if the spelling of "lose" has been officially changed since I left school?
Back in my day, lose/loose was essential criteria for passing 2nd grade spelling. They don't even sound the same, which makes the prevalence even more baffling to me.
edit: and you can't blame this on non-native speakers. they seem to get it right, but it's the mouth breathers on here who were born in the US or other English speaking countries that seem to screw it up all the time.
Back in my day, lose/loose was essential criteria for passing 2nd grade spelling. They don't even sound the same, which makes the prevalence even more baffling to me.
edit: and you can't blame this on non-native speakers. they seem to get it right, but it's the mouth breathers on here who were born in the US or other English speaking countries that seem to screw it up all the time.
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