Lose, Loss, Loose.....

[jk the sooner fan]

i'm no grammar nazi -but why are these three words the most abused/misused?

to me they are quite simple - but i see MANY using them incorrectly

[Mongo]

quit whining looser

[jk the sooner fan]

quit whining looser

arghhhhhhhhhhh my ears are bleeding

[Partial Qualifier]

dangling participles is what really chaps my ***

[Mjcpr]

quit whining looser

Burrrrrrn! You loss.

[lexsooner]

i'm no grammar nazi -but why are these three words the most abused/misused?

to me they are quite simple - but i see MANY using them incorrectly

Because America ranks about 184th in the world in English proficiency?

[Mjcpr]

Because America ranks about 184th in the world in English proficiency?

I believe your mistaken.

[jk the sooner fan]

Because America ranks about 184th in the world in English proficiency?

are you asking me or telling me?

thats part of the problem right there - you're making a statement and ending it with a question mark

[OutlandTrophy]

axeing

[lexsooner]

are you asking me or telling me?

thats part of the problem right there - you're making a statement and ending it with a question mark

Wow, you sure is smart. You really is a grammar Nazi to.

[1890MilesToNorman]

This thread is effecting/affecting me in a negative way.

[My Opinion Matters]

Next time I see these words misused, I am going to loose it!

[My Opinion Matters]

Corps/core/corpse is another one that really burns my ***.

[Mongo]

Corps/core/corpse is another one that really burns my ***.

the warts are what is burning your ***

[My Opinion Matters]

the warts are what are burning your ***

You were totally worth it.

[lexsooner]

I always mix up two, too, to, and tutu.

[virginiasooner]

What drives me up the wall is the misplaced apostrophe.

[tator]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

[SoCaliSooner]

They're, their...jk... It will be okay.

[tommieharris91]

I hate random, commas.

[the-rover]

They're, their...jk... It will be okay.

no doubt.... it's a message board, not english class

[Viking Kitten]

Why do the fundamentals of proper communication cease to apply on the Internet?

[lexsooner]

no doubt.... it's a message board, not english class

I thought it was a vehicle by some to try and show how smart they is.

[OhU1]

Im always trying too loose weight but I here you need to do good with your dieting.

[jk the sooner fan]

Why do the fundamentals of proper communication cease to apply on the Internet?

i'm pretty casual - rarely use capital letters, and dont always use the apostrophe on the contractions

but their, there and they're, lose, loss and loose, your, you're - those i wont screw up

[Mjcpr]

Let me give a piece of advise....

[OhU1]

anxious vs. eager
mad vs. angry

Those are two other very misused sets of words. Anxious means there's an element of anxiety. People typically mean they are eager not that they are feeling anxiety.

"That makes me mad." I doubt the person really meant that they went crazy. They really mean they are angry.

[BigTip]

tent, tint, and taint.

[silverwheels]

T'ain't nuthin wrong with how I use them words.

[Aldebaran]

It don't make me no nevermind.

[Osce0la]

so we need proper grammer on the SO now...go tit

[jk the sooner fan]

no doubt.... it's a message board, not english class

go back and read the OP and tell me where i said i saw this on a message board! :)

[Soonerfan88]

When did the word an get replaced by and? For example, We are posting on and internet message board.

Suddenly I see that everywhere, even supposedly professional presentations.

[cccasooner2]

What drives me up the wall is the misplaced apostrophe.


BTW, how is wo a contraction for will (when used in won't for will not)?

[cccasooner2]

When did the word an get replaced by and? For example, We are posting on and internet message board.

Suddenly I see that everywhere, even supposedly professional presentations.

I often see a similar thing with then and than, which surprises me because I grew up as the village idiot in English.

[the-rover]

go back and read the OP and tell me where i said i saw this on a message board! :)

I was in agreement with you, hence the words, "no doubt".

Sometimes it gets on my nerves as well, as you said in your OP.

Then I remember how much difficulty I had in HS/College English, so I usually don't pull the grammar police bit.

[cccasooner2]

Im always trying too loose weight but I here you need to do good with you're dieting.


Fixed.

[pphilfran]

The best I ever hope for is just a slight mangling of the language...though I usually fail to meet my lofty expectations...

[GDC]

What drives me up the wall is the misplaced apostrophe.



I can't put apostrophe's wherever's I's want's to's put's them's?

[Fraggle145]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

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[Fraggle145]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

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