I work with language day in and day out, so bear with me. I tend to be picky, but I also believe that proper grammar and spelling make for better communication.
Let's slim down the word "loose" by one letter: o. That way you will lose weight and your clothes will become loose.
English may be the world's most popular language, but it's not easy to spell. Spanish, French, German--all these languages have much more difficult grammar, but their spelling is much easier.
Don't ask me why lose and loose have their "o"s pronounced the same way though the words are written differently and have a different meaning, they just are.
OK, have I driven you completely around the bend? The good news is, it's Friday. Happy weekend.
That is the one thing on the internet that really bugs me. Bad spelling! The the loose word being used for lose is the worst.
ReplyDeleteYou see it a lot, but it doesn't bug me because I just assume it is loose fingers - like I sometimes think "weigh" and my fingers type "weight" - grrr!
ReplyDeleteIf I see something misspelled, I usually just type it the correct way in the comments and hope they catch on.
ReplyDeleteHallelujah! I was intrigued by the title of your post when I saw it on another blog. I'm thrilled to find a kindred spirit. I am a grammar pedant - my daughter laughs at me because I have to correctly punctuate my SMS text messages. All this "loosing of weight" drives me batty too!
ReplyDeletelol! This used to bug me too, but now I don't really care, I figured life's too short to worry about the "small stuff"!
ReplyDeletePS - Love your blog, going to add you to my blogroll, hope that's ok!
ReplyDeleteHalfdozen--I'd be honoured!
ReplyDeleteI'm a former English teacher and I thank you. (It's a great reminder to all of us to proof read.)
ReplyDeleteToo funny! One thing I do all the time is accidentally add a "t" when I'm trying to type the word weigh. I go so fast that I often accidentally add the "t" and type weight. I hope I haven't done that on your blog!
ReplyDeleteDiane, I do the same thing! It's just a typo. I think the loose-lose thing is real spelling confusion.
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