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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #75 on: January 19, 2010, 03:31:07 PM »
Quote from: Marnoot on January 19, 2010, 02:55:52 PM
One of my big pet peeves is bumber as in, "check out this pic of my awesome new bumber sticker!"

Oh, bumber, dood.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #76 on: January 19, 2010, 03:46:07 PM »
I don't play a grammar nazi on TV, but this thread is hurting my widdle head.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #77 on: January 19, 2010, 06:21:52 PM »
Widdle?  That's what you do to wood.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #78 on: January 19, 2010, 06:59:13 PM »
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #79 on: January 19, 2010, 10:24:15 PM »
Quote from: makattak on January 19, 2010, 02:06:28 PM
Actually, it is his construction with "looses" that is incorrect.

I respectfully disagree.

Quote from: makattak on January 19, 2010, 02:06:28 PM
He should have said:

"Even if Brown lost the race, he would send a resonating message to Blue Dog and moderate Democrats."

This construction would be appropriate if Brown had considered joining the race, but elected not to because he was certain he would have lost. (Loosed?)

Quote from: makattak on January 19, 2010, 02:06:28 PM
or

"Even if Brown were to lose the race, he would have sent a resonating message to Blue Dog and moderate Democrats."

Whereas this version would be correct if discussing the pros and cons of Brown's entering the race, before he has done so.

However, if the race is on and the election has not yet been held, BridgeWalker's version is the correct way to phrase it. "Even if Brown loses the race, he will have sent a resonating message to Blue Dog and moderate Democrats."
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #80 on: January 19, 2010, 10:27:56 PM »
Well, it's all a mute point because Brown one the election.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #81 on: January 19, 2010, 10:35:18 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on January 19, 2010, 10:27:56 PM
Well, it's all a mute point because Brown one the election.

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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #82 on: January 19, 2010, 10:39:20 PM »
Mass actually elected a non democrat to Teddy's seat??? Holy #^&$%!! Maybe all is not lost after all.  :lol:

Hmmm, they're calling Brown a Republican but the dems ads I've heard on the Springfield, Mass station was calling him aan Independent with Republican leanings. Either way, yaahooooo!!!!  =D

One of them said, Do you want Brown to return us to Bush economics? And I was thinking, "You mean the economices where everybody was maiking money? Nooo, why would I want that?"  ;/

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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #83 on: January 19, 2010, 11:11:23 PM »
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #84 on: January 19, 2010, 11:24:39 PM »
Um, she's a "looser."
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #85 on: January 20, 2010, 12:05:37 AM »
Its know big deal, looser she may be, but she still lost. Hopefully the democratic party will loose it's way.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #86 on: January 20, 2010, 06:55:07 AM »
 :lol:
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #87 on: January 20, 2010, 07:42:14 AM »
Enough politics in this thread.  There is plenty on Coakley's looseing in the politics board... >:D
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #88 on: January 20, 2010, 07:59:38 AM »
oops...  =D
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #89 on: January 22, 2010, 08:16:09 AM »
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #90 on: January 22, 2010, 08:57:29 AM »
Being that no one care's much about anything but the aspect that Coakley is a looser, theirs not much more to say is they're?
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #91 on: January 22, 2010, 09:12:20 AM »
It's not politicks, it's spirtual. It's a revyval. It's lyke churtch and a batchelor partie in won.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #92 on: January 22, 2010, 10:55:27 AM »
Hey, I dont now much, but I now that Churtch and Revyval shuld be in Capitals.  Being that they are Important and Stuff.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #93 on: January 22, 2010, 11:48:38 AM »
Quote from: BridgeWalker on January 22, 2010, 10:55:27 AM
Hey, I dont now much, but I now that Churtch and Revyval shuld be in Capitals.  Being that they are Important and Stuff.

your rong - it's "Capitols"  :laugh:
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #94 on: January 22, 2010, 05:30:25 PM »
"shoot" and "shot"      I like to shot my shootgun.
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #95 on: January 22, 2010, 05:37:25 PM »
Quote from: BridgeWalker on January 22, 2010, 10:55:27 AM
Hey, I dont now much, but I now that Churtch and Revyval shuld be in Capitals.  Being that they are Important and Stuff.

Noone can understand you're meaning.  And it seems your whinging about something to much.   :laugh:
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #96 on: January 22, 2010, 06:14:27 PM »
Whinging?  What he hell is whinging?  Maybe you mean whining, as in whine?
 ??? :police:
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #97 on: January 22, 2010, 07:22:59 PM »
Quote from: Fly320s on January 22, 2010, 06:14:27 PM
Whinging?  What he hell is whinging?  Maybe you mean whining, as in whine?
 ??? :police:


As in:  "Whine hell you dune that?"   ???  =D
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #98 on: January 22, 2010, 07:37:28 PM »
Quote from: Fly320s on January 22, 2010, 06:14:27 PM
Whinging?  What he hell is whinging?  Maybe you mean whining, as in whine?
 ??? :police:


It's like whining, but wit' mo' g's, playa. 
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Re: "Lose," and "loose."
« Reply #99 on: January 22, 2010, 10:55:35 PM »
Quote from: Fly320s on January 22, 2010, 06:14:27 PM
Whinging?  What he hell is whinging?  Maybe you mean whining, as in whine?
 ??? :police:

What a looser you're, Fly's. =D  I put that in there because I often see it used incorrectly for "whining".  Then there is "noone" for "no one", and... well, just a bunch of other stuff that gets my panties in a knot.  It makes sitting uncomfortable sometimes.
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