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Loose (vs Lose)

EastTerraceEastTerrace
in Not Sports Related
Am I missing something?

Is it the now the standard to spell Lose with a double O?

It's not just on CL either. An article by an RAF pilot spelt it with two Os as did a teacher friend on Facebook.

Does noone [sic] spell it Lose anymore?
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    oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    i think we'll lose on saturday
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    east terrace peanutseast terrace peanuts
    Depends on how loose our defence is.
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    EastTerraceEastTerrace
    Nice stuff
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    ME14addickME14addick
    People just don't know how to spell properly these days, that's the problem. The meanings of the two words, lose and loose haven't changed and are completely different.

    Incidentally, Loose near Maidstone is pronounced lose (or loos) not loose - not relevant to the thread however!
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    JaShea99JaShea99
    I'm constantly wondering if the Internet has increased stupidity or just highlighted it.
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    thenewbiethenewbie
    JaShea99 said:

    I'm constantly wondering if the Internet has increased stupidity or just highlighted it.

    Probably both!
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    Saga LoutSaga Lout
    Clint Eastwood: Every which way but lose?
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    sirjohnhumphreysirjohnhumphrey
    Lose Women?
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    Saga LoutSaga Lout
    sirjohnhumphrey said:

    Lose Women?

    Yep, I seem to have lost women recently!
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
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    Charlton and onCharlton and on
    I loose it with people that can't spell
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    ME14addick said:

    People just don't know how to spell properly these days, that's the problem. The meanings of the two words, lose and loose haven't changed and are completely different.

    Incidentally, Loose near Maidstone is pronounced lose (or loos) not loose - not relevant to the thread however!

    Trottiscliffe is pronounced Trosley apparently.

    Not particularly relevant either but just saying!
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    ViewfinderViewfinder
    Woolfardisworthy in Devon is pronounced 'Woolsery'. Not relevant, but just saying!
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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    spell it 'any which way but loooooose'
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    DaggsDaggs
    The one that gets my goat is so many people failing to understand the difference between their, there or they're..............
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    Saga LoutSaga Lout
    Daggs said:

    The one that gets my goat is so many people failing to understand the difference between their, there or they're..............

    Their just stoopid! ;-)

    To, Too and Two is one that get's my goat.
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    sam3110sam3110
    everyone backing against Palace tomorrow? I know their going too loose!!!!
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    boggzyboggzy
    Anyone who starts a thread like this must be a right looser!
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    Saga LoutSaga Lout
    boggzy said:

    Anyone who starts a thread like this must be a right looser!

    That's just you're opinion. :-)

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    Leroy AmbroseLeroy Ambrose
    'were' and 'here' instead of 'we'll (we will)' and 'he'll (he will)' are the absolute worst for me. For example "were be ok". I mean, come ON. How stupid do you have to be to not know that's wrong?
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    ValiantphilValiantphil
    As soon as this thread was mooted, I was sure the response would be muted.
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    man_at_millettsman_at_milletts
    I could of been a contender, Ma.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited September 2013
    Noticed the increased use of "are" instead of "our" but it's nothing to get hung/hanged about : - )
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    1StevieG1StevieG
    Definately annoying when Lose and Loose are not used correctly........
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    man_at_millettsman_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts said:

    I could of been a contender, Ma.

    Ooops, I should of wrote, 'I could have been a contender, Ma'.

    People are lazy with grammar nowadays. They should be made to watch that program about those nice young lads from Harrow, and learn how to speak proper.

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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    1StevieG said:

    Definately annoying when Lose and Loose are not used correctly........

    definitely annoying when definAtely is misspelt
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    AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    Cogenhoe in Northants is pronounced cook-nah isn't it Latimer, not relevant, just saying...
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    Eddie FirmaniEddie Firmani
    Henry Irving said:

    Noticed the increased use of "are" instead of "our" but it's nothing to get hung/hanged about : - )

    I'll name that toon in won.

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    JiMMy 85JiMMy 85
    Hanged is the past tense for hang, as in an execution, right? But in reality, hung IS an acceptable past-tense of hang in that context. Like starting a sentence with BUT, it has wrongly been considered an error.

    But anyone using OF instead of HAVE can go **** themselves. Got no time for that one. It's gibberish.
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    ThreadKillerThreadKiller
    bunch of loosers
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