Lose vs Loose

[SunnyB2]

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

[quotidianlight]

LMFAO Irregardless *evil giggle and ducks* , losing until your clothes are loose is awesome

[SunnyB2]

Evil, indeed!

[Sheepie]

Originally Posted by quotidianlight

LMFAO Irregardless *evil giggle and ducks* , losing until your clothes are loose is awesome

Well, if we're going to be picky, shouldn't it be "regardless" or "irrespective"? LOLOLOL!!!

[Jace]

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.

[julirama723]

Hurrah! This drives me batty, too.

[SunnyB2]

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 persnickety

[SunnyB2]

Originally Posted by Sheepie

Well, if we're going to be picky, shouldn't it be "regardless" or "irrespective"? LOLOLOL!!!

That's why she was ducking!

[quotidianlight]

Originally Posted by Jace

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.

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.

[DroppingStones]

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.