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tight : loose find : lose Sorry to be "that guy," but I'm seeing this error with increasing frequency, and it would be a real shame to lose such a useful wor

• ars 16y ago
  That word has been driving me crazy recently. Every time I write it I stare at it trying to decide if I got it right. Most of the time I do, but this is twice in a row I got it backward. I think I worked at it so much I got it reversed in my head. Choose and Chose also always give me pause when I write them. I edited my post and fixed it.
  • nooneelse 16y ago
    How about a memorable saying... like, "Lose the extra 'o', let loose with one."
• zzleeper 16y ago
  We need more people like you in this world. I had a (foreign) prof that used loose constantly in the handouts. I think no one ever mentioned that to him..
  • Freebytes 16y ago
    I had an English instructor that would give handouts in which the word "Internet" was not capitalized. (There is only one Internet so it should always be capitalized.) I decided that I would wait until I was finished with school before sending her a correction. (I never actually got around to it, though.)