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In reply to the discussion: For all the grammar nazis monitoring DU, a toon: [View all]Martin Eden
(12,864 posts)18. I must admit, I sometimes act like a member of the gestapo when ...
... someone writes "loose" (rhymes with juice) instead of "lose" (rhymes with booze), as in: Rand Paul is was the big looser in his showdown with Hillary.
That misuse of the double-o is not a typo; I see it everywhere, and often repeated in the same post.
And it just irks me. Am I "loosing" my mind?
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I am an ESOL tutor and my Advanced Chinese students spell better than most all Americans
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#61
"What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?"
kentauros
Jan 2013
#24
Depends on whether you want to eat Grandma or whether you want her to come an eat
Auntie Bush
Jan 2013
#52
I love it when the "Grammar Nazi" strikes, I can usually find several grammar errors in their posts.
DrewFlorida
Jan 2013
#58