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To be even more pedantic: There is 'loosing', as in releasing, but it's probably not what you mean unless you can already spell 'lose'.
by a1k0n 14y ago
To be even more pedantic: There is 'loosing', as in releasing, but it's probably not what you mean unless you can already spell 'lose'.
- dhimes 14y agoI had to look this up and you are correct.
- TillE 14y agoMy favorite mistake along these lines is "payed", which is a nautical term and not synonymous with "paid".
- pbhjpbhj 14y agoAFAIK both forms are acceptable [in en_GB] for both the past participles of caulking your boat and making a financial transaction, cf http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pay#English http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pay#English or http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pay--2 http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pay--2. This IMO highlights why one shouldn't get too anal about specific word forms as long as the intent is apparent. Of course one can generate inaccuracies this way but generally an honest attempt to receive the communicated information doesn't gan aft agley.