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Indeed, but other languages have been around forever whereas I've seen this particular misspelling a ton in the last year and rarely before that.
by garbawarb 6mo ago
Indeed, but other languages have been around forever whereas I've seen this particular misspelling a ton in the last year and rarely before that.
- ses1984 6mo agoI haven’t noticed the same trend.
- garbawarb 6mo agoSearch the word "loose" in recent HN comments, it's become quite common. > all he'll breaks loose (a doubly amusing one): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47835177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47835177 > So Ukraine should not necessary win, it should mainly bleed Russia and not loose. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827489 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827489 > They are de-risking by spending more, which is a loose-loose for the customers. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826823 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826823 Plus this thread, and that's just in the last 24 hours!
- ses1984 6mo agoYou may be completely right, but these examples are pretty meaningless without context, like what is the rate of lose/loose confusion per x words over time.
- mpyne 6mo agoI've noticed it for much longer than a year ago, it's been a thing for awhile now. Especially online, which may lend credence to the idea of it occurring most with those who didn't grow up writing English, but even with native writers it seems to be occurring more and more.