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replace loose with lose. See: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
by FraaJad 14y ago
replace loose with lose.
See: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
- coderdude 14y agoStart your sentences with a capital letter. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case
- mooli7dm 14y agoGetting meta, are we? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta
- FraaJad 14y agoright. because starting with lowercase changes the meaning of what i wrote unlike loose <-> lose, which are totally, like, the same thing.
- tylermenezes 14y agoIt didn't change the meaning, because everyone understood what he said. The human mind is amazing at that. If you're going to be pedantic, fine, but own up to it.
- SomeCallMeTim 14y agoLoose means something totally different than lose. Personally, I read each as their (real) meanings and when they don't make sense I have to go back and reread the sentence. Yes, I can figure it out, but it's no fun to have to work to read comments. May as well let commenters use 113t-speak if we don't care how hard the comment is to read.
- grourk 14y agoWere you actually confused and thought he meant "loose"?
- dalore 14y agoIf you're going to correct someone, you should make sure you are also correct. In addition, not using a capital letter makes it look a bit like txt speak and generally brings down the level of discource.
- SquareWheel 14y agoI haven't been on HN for as long as most folks here. What is the policy on grammar correction? I know personally I want to be corrected if I make an error, but I don't think everybody feels that way... Just curious so as to not rock the boat.
- Cushman 14y agoFor single posts, I'd say resist the impulse; it adds noise to the discussion and rarely helps anything. If the error is repeated, then it may be more helpful to correct. Mainly I think we try to just lead by example.
- FraaJad 14y agoThe OP used "loose" twice in his comment. My post was to point out his mistake without being snarky. Obviously, some people think otherwise.. sigh..
- MartinCron 14y agoSome spelling/grammar corrections are irrelevant, abusive, and inflammatory while others are instructive, helpful, and interesting. This community (to me) is more about the "hey, did you know that it's 'capital' except for when you're talking about the building, then it's 'capitol'" than the "STFU stupid, u can't even spell right"