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The word is "lose" not "loose"! >:(

lose verb (lost, losing) 1 a to fail to keep or obtain something, especially because of a mistake, carelessness, etc • lost his money through a hole in his pocket; b to stop or begin to stop having (some distinguishing quality, characteristic or property) • She was losing her nerve • Despite everything, he hasn`t lost his sense of humour; c to become less marked, noticeable, intense, etc in a specified way • These roses have lost their smell. 2 a to misplace something, especially temporarily • I`ve lost the car keys; b to be unable to find something; c to leave accidentally • I lost the umbrella at the cinema. etc

loose adj (looser, loosest) 1 not or no longer tied up or attached to something else; free. 2 said of clothes, etc: not tight or close-fitting. 3 a not held together; not fastened or firmly fixed in place • Jane kept wiggling her loose tooth; b not packaged • Get the loose oranges rather than the pre-packed ones. 4 not tightly-packed or compact • loose soil. 5 vague or inexact • a loose translation. 6 usually said of a woman: promiscuous; tending to indulge in disreputable behaviour. 7 indiscreet • loose talk. 8 sport said of a ball, etc: in play but not under a player`s control. 9 hanging; droopy; baggy. 10 said of the bowels: moving frequently and producing softer faeces than is usual. 11 said of a cough: producing phlegm easily. adverb in an unrestrained way • The dog can run loose in the park. noun (the loose) rugby any time in a game when there is not a scrum or line-out. verb (loosed, loosing) 1 to release or set free. 2 to unfasten or untie. 3 to make less tight, compact or dense. 4 to relax • loose one`s hold. 5 to discharge (a gun, bullet, arrow, etc). looseness noun. on the loose free from confinement or control.


Got it? Good.
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You got us into this parking lot pal, you can get us out!

Did you loose the plot? ;)

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life."
-Terry Pratchett.

Who is this aimed at? I haven`t noticed anyone round here doing it, major annoyances for me are cue and queue, where and we`re & hanged and hung

I think it`s just a general dumbing down of the English language to be honest. Children aren`t taught grammar as they used to be. Hell, even I wasn`t taught it, but I had a mother & grandmother who were very keen on it.

I don`t profess to being perfect with my language/grammar skills, but I`m not that bad.

My pet hate is the use of the so called text/SMS `language`.
I mean, it`s only two more letters to write "you" rather than "u"! There`s no excuse when using a keyboard to write.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life."
-Terry Pratchett.

Bst I dnt get in 2 dis den. ;)

The Jackal

Now that kind of thing really gets me annoyed. My wife`s younger cousins (17 & 20) write (and speak!) like `dat`.

"Wot u doin wiv dat?"

It drives me nuts. Even their mother started doing it on MSN when I was speaking to her (I wasn`t particularly polite when handling the topic with her ;))

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life."
-Terry Pratchett.

Someone who I vaguely know has added me on Facebook and I didn`t understand for ages all the messages she kept on posting.

I`ve now realised that she thinks that @ means "and".

Eg. Sarah is looking forward to drinking @ partying tonight. :/



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This item was edited on Friday, 23rd May 2008, 15:48

FFS even the newsreaders mention a month I have never heard of , "Febuary" when the phuq is that. :o :o

Choagy FFCUK The SPL :D

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I haven`t noticed anyone round here doing it,

Check out the weight loss thread and I saw it in another that I can`t remember now.

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You got us into this parking lot pal, you can get us out!

SPOILER:
I think he is having a pop at Ras and Fluff `n` Stuff.

;)

The Jackal