A lot to loose

[ciphergoth]

Quoting http://www.gabwhacker.com/xwp/bluequill/spell.asp?display=9:

loose vs. lose: "Loose" refers to loose clothing, loose screw, or loose morals. "Lose" is what you do when you lose your mind, your virginity, or your sense of humor.

"That belt is too loose, Gabrielle. You'll lose your skirt if you take another step."

Or, to put it another way:

This is a moose:	These are your shoes:
Moose rhymes with:	Shoes rhymes with:

Any questions?

(stolen from http://www.ecnet.net/users/gas52r0/Jay/spelling/looselose.html)

This rant/public service announcement brought to you by someone who saw "loose" where "lose" was meant once too often...

Comments

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

I've always liked "Loose women have nothing to lose"

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

Are you finding it really difficult to get any work done today, or something? 'Cos I am...

[ex-meta.livejournal.com]

Loose, noose, goose, caboose, vamoose. It's amazing that people are dumb enough to get it wrong.

Not so easy

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

lose, whose.

But:

lose, choose

close, nose, prose, pose, lose, those, clothes, rose...

[lapis-lazuli.livejournal.com]

(yes, i know it's a Xena site, but...)

*cough*

*giggle*

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Eh?

*confuzzled*

[lapis-lazuli.livejournal.com]

(the name in the example)

[barakta]

I hope kingginger sees this I have been trying to explain this one for nigh on 5 years..... He declares it is his American education, which I am skeptical about.

Heheheh
Natalya

If people want to confuse English words...

[pavlos.livejournal.com]

...its there rite!

Pavlos :-)

*applause*

[ukfetish.livejournal.com]

:)