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Same here. I can sort of understand why people confuse 'lose' and 'loose' due to incorrect spellchecking, but 'loosing' isn't even correct English.
by gerikson 7y ago
Same here.
I can sort of understand why people confuse 'lose' and 'loose' due to incorrect spellchecking, but 'loosing' isn't even correct English.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> I can sort of understand why people confuse 'lose' and 'loose' due to incorrect spellchecking, but 'loosing' isn't even correct English. Yes, it is. “loosing” : “loose” :: ”losing” (the verb form, not the adjective) : “lose” If you understand mistakenly using “loose” in place of “lose” you should be equally able to understand using the gerund or present participle of “loose” in place of the gerund or present participle of “lose” (or the identically-spelled adjective), with the same single-“o” insertion transforming one valid English word to another.
- gerikson 7y agoBoth you and NeedMoreTea are correct and I can't believe I missed that. Thanks!
- NeedMoreTea 7y ago"Look at all those archers loosing their arrows"
- dllthomas 7y agoThat said, I bet a substantial majority of modern uses are meant to be losing, and a substantial fraction of what remains is meant to be "loosening". Maybe worth surfacing.