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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:39 PM

quinnox (15,687 posts)

68. It's everywhere and is a sign of how badly our education system has gone down

I have even seen this mistake in magazines and on blogs that are supposed to be professional. They don't teach spelling like they used to, and most kids today hate reading a book, or reading in general. They think it is boring. If you don't read, then you will be more prone to making mistakes like this, and another one which drives me crazy - "noone" - this is also everywhere. I had to explain some years ago this is not a word on another message board, and people still didn't believe me, even when I pointed out it is not in any dictionary.

A big problem with lose vs loose is spell check doesn't work on it, so you have to know the difference on your own, otherwise you will keep making the same mistake.
I think we are stuck with bad spelling and it will only get worse, because they don't seem to put much stock in proper spelling these days in education.

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73 replies	Author	Time	Post
Lose vs Loose [View all]	danimich1	Nov 2012	OP
I'm loost	InsultComicDog	Nov 2012	#1
Lose the Kraken!	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#63
KICKED!!	NMDemDist2	Nov 2012	#2
"The election is ours to lose" or "the election is too loose" or "The election is ours, Toulouse"	Voice for Peace	Nov 2012	#51
Thank you..	barnabas63	Nov 2012	#3
To which I respond Ghoti	intaglio	Nov 2012	#4
Do you lagh your ghoti in newspaper?	Bucky	Nov 2012	#8
Context tells me it's "wrap"...	Iggo	Nov 2012	#60
L as in Colonel, GH as in Hiccough	Bucky	Nov 2012	#65
Nice!	Iggo	Nov 2012	#69
ghoti = fish	ailsagirl	Nov 2012	#46
Your right. To many peopel make this mistake and its greating on my nerves.	Bucky	Nov 2012	#5
lol	2pooped2pop	Nov 2012	#15
I seen it. nt	Voice for Peace	Nov 2012	#52
Next up,	cloudbase	Nov 2012	#6
I suck at apostrophes. nt	justiceischeap	Nov 2012	#9
apostrophe's what?	polmaven	Nov 2012	#38
It's the plural apostrophe that boggles, it's inconsistencies and horses' asses.	Voice for Peace	Nov 2012	#53
The one I hate is lightening instead of lightning.	hobbit709	Nov 2012	#7
I got into an argument with a web site client over this exact error	demwing	Nov 2012	#36
I am so glad you posted this.	RebelOne	Nov 2012	#10
For those who have problems with usage errors.....	prairierose	Nov 2012	#11
Which reminds me of a homemade tattoo that a former neighbor had.	Arkansas Granny	Nov 2012	#12
No!	Mnemosyne	Nov 2012	#16
I herd it usually happens when people our tired.	notadmblnd	Nov 2012	#13
terrific, someone else here just to grade papers? n/t	2pooped2pop	Nov 2012	#14
Me. I teach ESOL. I'm tough and old school.	CTyankee	Nov 2012	#32
well, since I'm not in school, I prefer not to have my papers graded.	2pooped2pop	Nov 2012	#35
well, nobody is naming names here. We're just making a point about literacy in our mother tongue.	CTyankee	Nov 2012	#37
Those sort of mis-spellings get under my skin too	Homer Wells	Nov 2012	#17
My pet peeve is there, they're, and their	MiniMe	Nov 2012	#18
And how about lead v. led.	ananda	Nov 2012	#19
and "rein" vs. "reign"	dixiegrrrrl	Nov 2012	#42
Write the word "misled" on a card then ask people to pronounce it...	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#59
Mostly people with learning disabilities likely. nt	Quixote1818	Nov 2012	#20
Loose for lose is never going away, neither is using 's for an s for plurals	cherish44	Nov 2012	#21
Good luck with this	onenote	Nov 2012	#22
A few to add...	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#23
irregardless	notadmblnd	Nov 2012	#25
You forgot a very common one - advice vs advise	kath	Nov 2012	#39
I'm an English Major and have been corrected on this in the past. I think it comes from faulty	Whovian	Nov 2012	#24
also "Lou's" and "loos" are easy to confuse	struggle4progress	Nov 2012	#26
Grammar is the difference	rateyes	Nov 2012	#27
Haha! Not quite a DUzY but very, very close! Thanks! - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#44
Their doing that alot	jberryhill	Nov 2012	#28
This is a topic upon which I could rant for weeks on end.	MANative	Nov 2012	#29
For some, using proper spelling and grammar is a hard road to hoe... n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Nov 2012	#30
The problem is "choose"	demwing	Nov 2012	#31
THANK you!	Zoeisright	Nov 2012	#33
Agree with your "your" example, but I don't really think the others are so bad. I actually like	CTyankee	Nov 2012	#40
Don't get me stated on...	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#50
I think we may eventually lose our 3rd person singular in the present tense.	CTyankee	Nov 2012	#34
THANK YOU!!!!	KauaiK	Nov 2012	#41
I rant when I see	polmaven	Nov 2012	#43
When I read a sentence, I look for the intent of the writer. People make simple mistakes with words,	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#45
I think this thread needs an appropiate tune...	adirondacker	Nov 2012	#47
Threw or through?	jp11	Nov 2012	#48
Fast food restaurants...	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#54
Realtor and realty t	UtahLib	Nov 2012	#49
Splatter for spatter...	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#58
I have no ideal what your talking about. n/t	reflection	Nov 2012	#55
Worse than all of the above: then vs. than	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Nov 2012	#56
Many here have a lot to learn. Keep in mind that a lot of people are Dyslexic	Quixote1818	Nov 2012	#57
Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner--Notice the way their characters	janx	Nov 2012	#61
Nauseous versus nauseated--	janx	Nov 2012	#62
emesis often leads to emeses.	Science Geek	Nov 2012	#66
These refer to the difference between	janx	Nov 2012	#72
Here's a website for everyone:	Nedsdag	Nov 2012	#64
Yes there are a lot of other errors	danimich1	Nov 2012	#67
It's everywhere and is a sign of how badly our education system has gone down	quinnox	Nov 2012	#68
I teach college writing, and I can tell you that	janx	Nov 2012	#73
loose rhymes with goose	dooner	Nov 2012	#70
Funny how you can say prick your finger on the radio, but you can't say finger your prick.	1620rock	Nov 2012	#71

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