Loser or Looser
Mar 13, 2024 10:50:25 #
Mar 13, 2024 11:35:57 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Shellback wrote:
Google’s opinion 
This error drives me crazy. You see it frequently here.
Mar 13, 2024 12:04:53 #
Shellback wrote:
Google’s opinion
Two different words and two totally different meanings; not simply a misspelling.
bwa
Mar 13, 2024 12:30:12 #
Loose instead of lose, could care less, when meaning couldn't care less, possessive apostrophes in plurals, (how many photo's have been posted here today?), trying to sound sophisticated by using words like comprise and enamored, but using them incorrectly; All the complaining and ridiculing in the world isn't going to change any of this. Even the lexicographers eventually give up and accept these terms as "alternative usage."
Mar 13, 2024 17:54:03 #
Mar 13, 2024 18:26:13 #
tramsey wrote:
The rope was very loose around the neck of the loser
Mar 14, 2024 06:44:24 #
Shellback wrote:
Google’s opinion
Looser is what happens to a loser when he eats too much fresh fruit.
Mar 14, 2024 10:00:59 #
Jazztrader wrote:
Looser is what happens to a loser when he eats too much fresh fruit.
Mar 14, 2024 10:50:48 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Jazztrader wrote:
Looser is what happens to a loser when he eats too much fresh fruit.
Exactly! When I was hauling cargo that would not fit in the aircraft one night at the airport in Philly, I had to lay over in my 18 wheeler. Didn't feel like fighting the hassle to try and find some food where I was, and all I had with me to eat was a bag of fresh nectarines. On the way back to Indianapolis I had to stop at every rest stop I past. Had to call my dispatcher about half way back and let them know I was going to be a little late. They got a laugh out of that when they found out why. If you are ever traveling, and you have to eat a lot of fresh fruit you will find out what loose fells like. If I had not stopped at all those rest areas, me and my pants would have been the loser.
Mar 14, 2024 12:15:56 #
OhioJoe
Loc: Columbia Station
AirWalter wrote:
Exactly! When I was hauling cargo that would not... (show quote)
It sounds like you used to work for FEDEX did you?
Mar 14, 2024 17:31:53 #
Mar 15, 2024 12:20:53 #
Here's another one: "I need some advise."
No, you don't. I would advise you to look for advice instead.
No, you don't. I would advise you to look for advice instead.
Mar 15, 2024 12:58:58 #
terryMc wrote:
Here's another one: "I need some advise."
No, you don't. I would advise you to look for advice instead.
No, you don't. I would advise you to look for advice instead.
Mar 15, 2024 15:07:02 #
tramsey wrote:
The rope was very loose around the neck of the loser
At first
Mar 15, 2024 16:13:36 #
therwol
Loc: USA
terryMc wrote:
Loose instead of lose, could care less, when meaning couldn't care less, possessive apostrophes in plurals, (how many photo's have been posted here today?), trying to sound sophisticated by using words like comprise and enamored, but using them incorrectly; All the complaining and ridiculing in the world isn't going to change any of this. Even the lexicographers eventually give up and accept these terms as "alternative usage."
Oral and written language are different. With English, there are regional dialects in several regions and countries as well as colloquialisms that can confound even native English speakers who are not familiar with them. (Ever been to Newcastle and listened to Geordie?) Written English must be standardized and concise, otherwise there can be confusion when reading it and coming across mis-spellings that create different words with different meanings, like loose for lose. This is particularly a problem for native speakers of different languages who read with a dictionary next to them. I'm sure that all of us have received user manuals written by non-native speakers that are incomprehensible. Legal documents must adhere to standardized language to that there is no misinterpretation of the meaning of words.
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