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Loose (vs Lose)

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  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    JaShea99 said:

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

    I think it has just sped up the changes in language. Not sure if the internet doing that's good or bad but I am sure that a language that is dynamic and changing is better than one that is static.

    Having said that I don't like this, it's not even as if the word is being shortened.

  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    Lincsaddick said:

    1StevieG said:

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

    definitely annoying when definAtely is misspelt
    The number of times that this is now spelt as "defiantly" winds me up.

    The trouble, I believe, is we've had a generation or two now who went through school without having spelling mistakes corrected. I used to see it all the time with my nephew's homework. I'd go through it with him, after it had been marked, to try and show him the errors.

    Apparently, it was OK if the teacher understood what they meant! That, or the fact that the teacher was a clueless idiot at spelling and hadn't noticed!!

    Have now re-read this three times to make sure I haven't spelt anything incorrectly!! ;-)
  • east terrace peanuts
    east terrace peanuts Posts: 486
    What about....."off my own bat" very often as "off my own back".....even on Radio 4....
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,197
    Technology won't help. Autocorrecting happens before you even notice it now.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,002
    One I hate more than all others: people saying 'I could care less' when tone/context etc all suggest they are meant to be saying 'I couldn't care less'... It's one extra syllable but it means the complete opposite thing! It started I think with our friends in the US of A but it's getting everywhere.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Eddie Firmani said:

    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.

    Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )
    JiMMy 85 said:

    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.

    However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".

    Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".

    Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
  • Eddie Firmani
    Eddie Firmani Posts: 650
    Henry Irving said:

    Eddie Firmani said:

    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.

    Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )
    JiMMy 85 said:

    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.

    However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".

    Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".

    Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
    Ten
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.

    I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."

    WTF?
  • Eddie Firmani
    Eddie Firmani Posts: 650
    Oggy Red said:

    People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.

    I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."

    WTF?

    Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,492
    One that gets my goat is when someone gives an opinion on something then says "I don't think" at the end of it. For example " arsenal will never win another trophy I don't think " Yeah u do think.

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    Henry Irving said:

    Eddie Firmani said:

    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.

    Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )
    JiMMy 85 said:

    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.

    However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".

    Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".

    Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
    Oxen
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,727
    edited September 2013
    Talal said:

    One that gets my goat is when someone gives an opinion on something then says "I don't think" at the end of it. For example " arsenal will never win another trophy I don't think " Yeah u do think.

    not sure if this is the same but it's close to this poor attempt at wit/sarcasm that some people do. e.g - "arsenal will win another trophy, I don't think." it's just missing the last word "so". another one which seems American to me is "arsenal will win another trophy (pause for dramatic effect) NOT!"
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    sam3110 said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Eddie Firmani said:

    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.

    Even the band that recorded the song spelt their name wrong : - )
    JiMMy 85 said:

    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.

    However, usage has always been that a piece of meat will be hung whereas a convicted murderer was "hanged by the neck until dead".

    Up until the 1500s the common indication of a plural in English was "en" but it was then superseded by "s".

    Quick quiz. Other than those words with "men" or "women" how many "en" plurals can you list?
    Oxen
    is one. Anymore? Their our too that r used commonly,like,
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    My bugbear is when questioned, someone will say i did'nt do nothing. This just implies that they have done something.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,897
    children
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Macronate said:

    children

    Correct.

    The other common one was originally a plural but is now used for the singular

    Another rarer one is more likely to be heard from a Rastaman.

  • Eddie Firmani
    Eddie Firmani Posts: 650
    Henry Irving said:

    Macronate said:

    children

    Correct.

    The other common one was originally a plural but is now used for the singular

    Another rarer one is more likely to be heard from a Rastaman.

    Ten is a plural ending in en, and I claim my £5!!!

  • Eddie Firmani
    Eddie Firmani Posts: 650
    Henry, is I and I a plural?
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    What is a 'marquee' signing. A player to play in a tent? Is it anything to do with the word 'marque'?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Eddie Firmani said:

    Henry, is I and I a plural?

    Sort of and certainly more than "ten" is : - )

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    seth plum said:

    What is a 'marquee' signing. A player to play in a tent? Is it anything to do with the word 'marque'?

    Marquee signing is correct. A marquee is a front of a theatre or cinema where you put the name of the play/film and the star so a marquee signing is a big name that will draw the punters in.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,492
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    Talal said:

    One that gets my goat is when someone gives an opinion on something then says "I don't think" at the end of it. For example " arsenal will never win another trophy I don't think " Yeah u do think.

    not sure if this is the same but it's close to this poor attempt at wit/sarcasm that some people do. e.g - "arsenal will win another trophy, I don't think." it's just missing the last word "so". another one which seems American to me is "arsenal will win another trophy (pause for dramatic effect) NOT!"
    No I mean when people are serious about the comment. Hear it all the time.
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,622
    brethren
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    ThreadKiller said:

    brethren

    And you could have had Sistren.

    the old plural for tree was "treen".

    Chicken is also a plural. Chick was one bird and Chicken more than one.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Henry Irving said:

    seth plum said:

    What is a 'marquee' signing. A player to play in a tent? Is it anything to do with the word 'marque'?

    Marquee signing is correct. A marquee is a front of a theatre or cinema where you put the name of the play/film and the star so a marquee signing is a big name that will draw the punters in.
    Fair enough, I didn't know that.

  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Eddie Firmani said:

    Oggy Red said:

    People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.

    I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."

    WTF?

    Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!
    That'll learn ya.
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,765
    Eddie Firmani said:

    Oggy Red said:

    People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.


    I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."

    WTF?

    Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!
    Could have been worse - you might have ...........
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Lincsaddick said:

    1StevieG said:

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

    definitely annoying when definAtely is misspelt
    Misspelt on purpose due to the number of times I have seen it spelt incorrectly on CL. Sorry if I didn't make that clearer as I was trying to be a bit ironic!

  • Eddie Firmani
    Eddie Firmani Posts: 650
    ME14addick said:

    Eddie Firmani said:

    Oggy Red said:

    People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.


    I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."

    WTF?

    Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!
    Could have been worse - you might have ...........
    I think the term to use here is ........ whoosh!!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Eddie Firmani said:

    ME14addick said:

    Eddie Firmani said:

    Oggy Red said:

    People who can't tell the difference between 'Bought' and 'Brought'.


    I lent my neighbour my lawnmower - the next day he knocked on my door and said, "Thanks, I've bought your lawnmower back."

    WTF?

    Could of been worst - you might of borrowed it to him!!
    Could have been worse - you might have ...........
    I think the term to use here is ........ whoosh!!

    I think you'll find it is spelt whoooosh : - )

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