« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 7

Author Topic: "Lose," and "loose."  (Read 30591 times)

Perd Hapley

  • Superstar of the Internet
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 61,449
  • My prepositions are on/in
"Lose," and "loose."
« on: January 17, 2010, 06:15:02 PM »
Those are two different words.  They do not mean the same thing. 
Report to moderator   Logged
"Doggies are angel babies!" -- my wife

Monkeyleg

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,589
  • Tattaglia is a pimp.
    • http://www.gunshopfinder.com
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 06:17:21 PM »
One of my pet peeves, although I'm not about to throw stones.
Report to moderator   Logged

RocketMan

  • Mad Rocket Scientist
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13,644
  • Semper Fidelis
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 06:17:30 PM »
Then and Than.  Those are two different words.  They do not mean the same thing.
Report to moderator   Logged
If there really was intelligent life on other planets, we'd be sending them foreign aid.

Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.

Standing Wolf

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 2,978
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2010, 06:18:04 PM »
Aw, heck. Nothing so far I can relieve myself of snide remarks about.
Report to moderator   Logged
No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.

Jamisjockey

  • Booze-fueled paragon of pointless cruelty and wanton sadism
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 26,580
  • Your mom sends me care packages
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2010, 06:19:45 PM »
Quote from: fistful on January 17, 2010, 06:15:02 PM
Those are two different words.  They do not mean the same thing. 

Your just an internet n00b, r u?  kthxbai
Report to moderator   Logged
JD

 The price of a lottery ticket seems to be the maximum most folks are willing to risk toward the dream of becoming a one-percenter. “Robert Hollis”

RocketMan

  • Mad Rocket Scientist
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13,644
  • Semper Fidelis
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2010, 06:20:36 PM »
Sometimes you just have to throw some snark out there.  It's a stress reliever.  =D
Report to moderator   Logged
If there really was intelligent life on other planets, we'd be sending them foreign aid.

Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.

Declaration Day

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 2,409
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2010, 06:29:56 PM »
I've been seeing "excepted" instead of "accepted" quite a bit lately.   

In fact a party store I plow snow at has a new, expensive sign that says, among other things, "Bridge card excepted."  I haven't had the heart yet to tell the owner, and I highly doubt many of his normal clientele would notice the error.
Report to moderator   Logged

Monkeyleg

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,589
  • Tattaglia is a pimp.
    • http://www.gunshopfinder.com
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2010, 06:33:59 PM »
Quote
In fact a party store I plow snow at has a new, expensive sign that says, among other things, "Bridge card excepted."  I haven't had the heart yet to tell the owner, and I highly doubt many of his normal clientele would notice the error.

Could be worse. We had a butcher shop here with a sign that read "Becher Meats." ("Becher" is pronounced "bee chur").
Report to moderator   Logged

Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas

  • Webley Juggler
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 4,415
  • All I got is a fistful of shekels
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2010, 06:43:40 PM »
Quote from: fistful on January 17, 2010, 06:15:02 PM
Those are two different words.  They do not mean the same thing. 
ur just a looser, grammer nazi.  :P
Report to moderator   Logged

taurusowner

  • Guest
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2010, 06:49:05 PM »
Just last week I read an OpOrd that mentioned "evacuating patience to the casualty collection point".  I lold.
Report to moderator   Logged

griz

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,055
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2010, 06:53:26 PM »
A friend who is an EMT tells about a form that was filled out "paitent was full of rest".  You would think somebody who knows what "full arrest" means would know the term as well.
Report to moderator   Logged
Sent from a stone age computer via an ordinary keyboard.

grampster

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 9,454
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2010, 06:54:33 PM »
"In fact a(t)(a) party store (where) I plow snow at..."
  
Cough, cough, ahem.:P =D  Fixed it fer ya. :P =D
 
Report to moderator   Logged
"Never wrestle with a pig.  You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."  G.B. Shaw

Northwoods

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 8,351
  • Formerly sumpnz
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2010, 06:55:44 PM »
It's jerry-rigged, not jury-rigged.  From the pejoritive for Germans and results from German (esp. soldiers) ability to McGyver things together.

It's moot point.  Not mute point.  Moot: made un-necessary, pointless or irrelevant.
Report to moderator   Logged
Formerly sumpnz

RocketMan

  • Mad Rocket Scientist
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13,644
  • Semper Fidelis
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2010, 06:56:30 PM »
Quote from: Fistful Savalas on January 17, 2010, 06:43:40 PM
ur just a looser, grammer nazi.  :P

Teh correct speeling is, "Your just a looser, grammar nazi."  Good greef, man.
Report to moderator   Logged
If there really was intelligent life on other planets, we'd be sending them foreign aid.

Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.

RocketMan

  • Mad Rocket Scientist
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13,644
  • Semper Fidelis
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2010, 06:57:26 PM »
Besides, noone cares about this stuff.  =D
Report to moderator   Logged
If there really was intelligent life on other planets, we'd be sending them foreign aid.

Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.

Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas

  • Webley Juggler
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 4,415
  • All I got is a fistful of shekels
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2010, 07:00:37 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on January 17, 2010, 06:56:30 PM
Teh correct speeling is, "Your just a looser, grammar nazi."  Good greef, man.
ur the biggest looser u forgort to capitalize Man. itsa prorper noun n00b.
Report to moderator   Logged

Ron

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 10,882
  • Like a tree planted by the rivers of water
    • What I believe ...
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2010, 07:03:23 PM »
Like this?

Let lose the dogs of war, Lord willing we will not loose!

 :lol:
Report to moderator   Logged
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse. Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

P5 Guy

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 246
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2010, 07:40:03 PM »
To, Too,& Two; all three sound the same but mean quite different things. Who can tell the difference?
Report to moderator   Logged

Tuco

  • Fastest non-sequitur in the West.
  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,117
  • If you miss you had better miss very well
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2010, 07:50:25 PM »
affected, effected, elucidate, ameliorate, exacerbate.
Report to moderator   Logged
7-11 was a part time job.

Jamisjockey

  • Booze-fueled paragon of pointless cruelty and wanton sadism
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 26,580
  • Your mom sends me care packages
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2010, 08:14:04 PM »
Mastication!
Report to moderator   Logged
JD

 The price of a lottery ticket seems to be the maximum most folks are willing to risk toward the dream of becoming a one-percenter. “Robert Hollis”

RoadKingLarry

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 21,841
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2010, 08:16:35 PM »
Quote from: Ron on January 17, 2010, 07:03:23 PM
Like this?

Let lose the dogs of war, Lord willing we will not loose!

 :lol:

Actually it is "let slip the dogs of war".
Report to moderator   Logged
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.

Samuel Adams

Ron

  • friends
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 10,882
  • Like a tree planted by the rivers of water
    • What I believe ...
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2010, 08:18:03 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on January 17, 2010, 08:16:35 PM
Actually it is "let slip the dogs of war".

Don't be silly, a slip is where you store you're boat  :lol:
Report to moderator   Logged
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse. Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

Fly320s

  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 14,415
  • Formerly, Arthur, King of the Britons
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2010, 08:23:27 PM »
Quote from: sumpnz on January 17, 2010, 06:55:44 PM
It's moot point.  Not mute point.  Moot: made un-necessary, pointless or irrelevant.

No, no, no. It's moo point. Like a cow's opinion.  =D
Report to moderator   Logged
Islamic sex dolls.  Do they blow themselves up?

RocketMan

  • Mad Rocket Scientist
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13,644
  • Semper Fidelis
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2010, 09:14:36 PM »
Quote from: Two Cold Soakers on January 17, 2010, 07:50:25 PM
..., elucidate, ameliorate, exacerbate.

Watch you're language!  I am affended!
Report to moderator   Logged
If there really was intelligent life on other planets, we'd be sending them foreign aid.

Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.

Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas

  • Webley Juggler
  • friend
  • Senior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 4,415
  • All I got is a fistful of shekels
Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2010, 09:23:37 PM »
Quote from: JamisJockey on January 17, 2010, 08:14:04 PM
Mastication!
We don't want to hear about your sex life.
Report to moderator   Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 7
« previous next »