Tweet
Sorry, but this has been driving me crazy for a long time.
You LOSE weight. (not loose!)
Your clothes become LOOSE. (not lose!)
Sunny the editor
You LOSE weight. (not loose!)
Your clothes become LOOSE. (not lose!)
Sunny the editor
-
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
LMFAO
Irregardless *evil giggle and ducks* , losing until your clothes are loose is awesome
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
Evil, indeed!
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
Well, if we're going to be picky, shouldn't it be "regardless" or "irrespective"? LOLOLOL!!!Originally posted by quotidianlightLMFAO Irregardless *evil giggle and ducks* , losing until your clothes are loose is awesome
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
Sunny!
That is one thing that completely drives me crazy as well. I'm a graduate assistant for a 1st year World in the Twentieth Century class and you wouldn't believe how many people out of 40 mistake loose/lose and quite/quiet on their papers! I would have expected more from 18 year old University level history students. They aren't so happy when me and my trusty red pen get done with their papers.
sigpic
March 2009
Start Date: Feb. 1st, 2006
Goal Reached: Nov. 25th, 2006
Age: 25 male
Height: 6' 3"
Waist: 29" (was 44")
BMI: 18.7 (down from 35.6)
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 155 (130lb lost)
Goal Weight: 175
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
Hurrah! This drives me batty, too.
START 8/16/06 @ 270+~MG1: 220-12/2/06~MG2: 210-1/07~MG3: 199-3/2/07~MG4: 190-4/27/07~MG5: 180-7/04/07~GOAL: 170
RESTART 11/2/09 @ 224.6~MG1: 215~MG2: 210~MG3: 205~MG4: 199~MG5: 195~MG6: 190~MG7: 185~GOAL: 180
F / 28 / 5'8" FITDAY
Missoula Marathon 7/13/08 5:41
Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance
GLUTEN-FREE since 10/08
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
I can sometimes understand when people mix up "that" and "which" (but not often). But how anyone can mix up quiet and quite is beyond me!
Your and you're -- another one!
It's and its -- another one!
Roll and role -- another one! (and someone even misused this one in a newspaper headline the other day!)
Sunny the persnicketyComment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
That's why she was ducking!Originally posted by SheepieWell, if we're going to be picky, shouldn't it be "regardless" or "irrespective"? LOLOLOL!!!Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
When I can find three or more grammatical and spelling errors on the front page of the NY Times, nothing surprises me. The times website is even worse. I fully expect everyone to speak and write gibberish by the time I'm 40.Originally posted by JaceSunny!
That is one thing that completely drives me crazy as well. I'm a graduate assistant for a 1st year World in the Twentieth Century class and you wouldn't believe how many people out of 40 mistake loose/lose and quite/quiet on their papers! I would have expected more from 18 year old University level history students. They aren't so happy when me and my trusty red pen get done with their papers.Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
Oh, I hate that, too! Know what else I greatly dislike? When people use "they" or "their", even though the subject of the sentence in singular. Hate it.Aoife
19, female, 1.65 meters
Start date: April 8, 2008
SW: 13 stone 12
GW: 9 stone 7
Walk Middle Earth challenge:
Bag End to Rivendell: 2/397 milesComment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
Originally posted by quotidianlight
I e-mail the New York Times about the spelling, grammar and punctuation on the Website all the time. They do actually respond and change it most of the time. Once, they were using quotation marks in contractions and possessives instead of an apostrophe.
People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.
"Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
~~Herodotus
Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
Sunny's Secrets: My Journal
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
And it's Atkins, not Adkins ...that's my pet peeve!
Jen, 39, F
In maintenance
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
So nice to know I have some fellow persnickety types here!Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
And two of them named Sunny! What does that say about us?Originally posted by SunnyB2
Sunny!
People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.
"Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
~~Herodotus
Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
Sunny's Secrets: My Journal
Comment
-
Re: Lose vs Loose
things like that drive me nutty too!~ GET IT RIGHT PEOPLE! lolDonna
F ~
SW 93 kilos
CW 64 kilos
GW 65 kilos http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/gallery/files/1/3/8/4/9/ADBBGOAL.jpg[/img
It does not matter how slow you go so long as you dont stop .....Confucious
Comment
Comment