This is a figurative use of the word "lose", hence the quotes. The beginner comes in with the impression that it's impossible to lose your data with Git, and th

This is a figurative use of the word "lose", hence the quotes. The beginner comes in with the impression that it's impossible to lose your data with Git, and then manages to "lose" it anyways. Whether it's really lost, or it's just that the user doesn't know how to get it back, isn't relevant from the novice's point of view.