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6-6-2010 - MyGawd, People, It's LOSE Not LOOSE

Ok, I was going to write something brilliant, twisted and witty but I just read a so-called professional's comment that stated he didn't want to "loose" his computer. It grates on my nerves, this misspelled word, as common as a hoe in Times Square. I think of the song, "Born to Lose" and if umpteen million people had their way, it would be "Born To Loose" and that would be wrong because it would have to read "Born TOO Loose".

I just checked Google to see if others are as bothered as I with this lose business. Oh yes, ohhh yes. Ed Collins site reads:

Arrgh!!

The word is LOSE not LOOSE !
If you don't win you lose, you don't loose!
You may wish to lose weight, not loose weight!
You may be losing your hair, not loosing your hair!

I can't BELIEVE the number of times I've seen this mistake made!

He has gone so far as to create a website that shows examples of the verb, lose, and the adjective, loose. Let's see, I wish I had a way to get a hold (commonly spelled ahold) of Roach who's in the Coast Guard, currently in Mississippi and so I could hit him up for his take on this. Why Roach, some may wonder. He asked about me. He is the reason I'm writing today. Hi Roach!!! Pleased to meet you, won't you guess my real name? Ok, moving on, back to Lose and Loose.

From MacRumors forum:

Spelling Errors! Its LOSE not LOOSE

I'm generally not anal, but there seems to be a shocking rise in posts that have atrocious spelling errors. I understand when someone makes a typo.. or tries to spell something really hard.. but basic mistakes? Come on! E.g.

"I don't want to loose my job"

What? Is your job tight? Its LOSE.. not LOOSE! LOOSE is the opposite of tight. The correct term is "I don't want to lose my job" I find this mistake almost everywhere.. including front pages of prominent web sites and/or magazines. Its almost as if the dictionary is going to be re-written to include this term for "Loss/Lose"

I also get irked when I read "Its" instead of "It's" and "there" instead of "their". I could go on and on but why? One last thing. Spellcheckers have saved us all from making spelling errors, but since both words, "lose" and "loose" are correct, the error isn't caught.

Another that just popped into my head is "a lot". It is NOT one word, yet more people spell it that way than don't. A lot of people, get it yet? A LOT. Ok, calming down a bit now. Bye, Roach, thanks for lighting a fire under my ass. Oh, haha, I just flashed on REM's "Losing My Religion", which, I have seen written, "Loosing My Religion".

Just remember that lose has one o, and loose has two. Start with loose, lose an o, and what do you get? Lose!
__Some wise person

Brenda Stardom
Seattle - 3:15 PM