Lose vs. loose
 

First of all, I've had two cocktails this evening. Gonna apologize now if I offend peeps. But I really get buggy about spelling. And I see this error on this board on a daily basis. So, here goes:

Lose - as in, "I intend to lose 10 lbs. this summer."

Loose - as in, "Since I lost 10 lbs., my pants feel loose around my waist."

Please take it in the spirit in which it was intended. That is all. Have a lovely day!

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Haha, that stuff bothers me too! However, not everyone's first language is English and auto-correct on our phones is (pardon my language) a *****.

LOL, I just said (last night) to my husband that I like to read the misspelling (or auto-correct) as it is because it kind of cracks me up..... :)

After finishing school, grammar and syntax drove me nuts too. Everytime I got on FB and saw someone use the wrong form of their, there, they're I wanted to say something. I've learned to let it go for the most part - people are so used to texting now that people tend to abbreviate creatively and people also don't self-edit before posting. Also Pat makes a good point that auto-correct leaves much to be desired and when I am on a forum I'm not sure if English is someone's first language so I try to be more patient. I also have to be more accepting of a person's regional dialect. I figure as long as I don't have to reread something five times to get the gist, I'm going to let it go.

I get the annoyance, but we all make mistakes.

Oh gosh that drives me nuts too :)

I don't think your going to offend anyone. Even if english isn't you're first languange lose and loose are pretty easy to keep seperated. :D

Share some?

English is not my first language and for some weird reasons, there is a few words combinations that I NEVER know the correct one to use, despite checking it up numerous times in dictionaries! ;)

Unfortunately for me, who use a lot this weight loss forum, lose and loose are among the lot :P

I also have problems with freaking feet/foot too. :dizzy:

What about the sayings that make absolute no sense when one translates them?? Speaking here as a foreigner ;)

Lol

I'm convinced fb/twitter/the internet are killing the English language. I don't correct people anymore (they don't seem to like it, lol) but I still can't always let it go! It does help me to remember that not everyone cares as much as I do about grammar, spelling, syntax, correct word usage, etc. but I still get annoyed. I'm learning to be patient & understanding....

I'm an ESL teacher and I have to admit that grammar/spelling errors don't bother me. As long as there is reasonable communication, good enough.

Hehe! :) I'm nearby you in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. "Feets" is such a common error by francophones. That's okay, because I can't get "deux" and "du" correct. I can't even count how many times I have ended up with 2 coffees instead of du café :p

LOL sum, of course!! :corn::corn::corn:

I was waiting to see what would come of this thread. Apparently slang is ok but grammar mistakes aren't. I should catch up on my 3FC handbook.