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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Why can nobody spell "lose"?

The spelling and grammar on this site is generally awful, but it seems that almost everyone spells "lose" as "loose". It seems to be becoming more common.

Update:

I'm not in America... the pox has spread to this side of the Pond too.

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  • Angela
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    You sound as though you're a stickler for correct spelling. I am too! I am also very careful to know my homophones, homonyms, etc. Many people aren't so concerned with spelling though (which personally irritates me, but oh well). There are some intelligent people on this site, but also many, many people who seem unconcerned with portraying any intelligence at all. Their goal is simply to convey a basic idea, and their typos & spelling errors are assumed to be overlooked.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's not just spelling and grammar that are important. Accurate punctuation is also vital for conveying the correct meaning of a statement. An omitted or misplaced apostrophe can completely change the meaning of a sentence.

    Source(s): Grammar school education.
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Thomas, that's in undemanding words an illustration of the cases. i do not difficulty to nicely suitable spelling and such on persons's posts, yet one I had to nicely suitable changed into using the Latin word "per se." I talked about it written as "per say" and the guy of direction had no theory what they were typing. They were using it like, "enable's say..." I purely had to nicely suitable that one. i changed into doing them a want and all I were given turned right into a thumbs down. @ probablygraham: the misuse of apostrophes to coach possession drives me mad! that's not that difficult to study both. you would possibly want to imagine human beings's experience of delight might want to lead them to envision with someone or a dictionary.

  • 1 decade ago

    I've noticed that... I have even used the incorrect spelling myself recently (Probably too much exposure to YA). Anyhow, that's the beauty of English... It never stands still and grows to accept the profane as a norm.

  • 1 decade ago

    I live in Australia and see that far too much! There's also "your" instead of "you're", "there" or "their" instead of "they're" and the list goes on. It just shows how sloppy Teachers are getting, but I guess they can't really teach if their students aren't in school, so I guess both parties are in the wrong. *Sigh*

  • Nick
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Reminds me of the guy who didn't quite get the tattoo he asked for.

    He got "Born Too Loose"

  • 1 decade ago

    Precisely and we can add those who don't know the difference between Aloud and allowed

  • 1 decade ago

    Another awful one is `dose` for `does`.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I noticed it earlier when my friend text me something.

    Rather annoying, I must admit.

  • 1 decade ago

    i guess its because of the "u" sound in the word..

    you know, like in words boots, or boobs, fools, moon...

    so they assume it as with double "o".

    i had the same problem long time ago.

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