Loose = Not Tight

[G535]

U should all be gratefull u don't live in the time before there were grammer rules. The time when any buddy could spell any word any way thay wanted 2!

With my blood pressure way out of control and being in constant pain from arthritis and fibromyalgia, I don't always take the time to worry about little things like grammer or spelling. I worry about being able to stand up and move around. Sorry to those I offend!

So true, I completely understand the arthritis as I have it too, don't know anything about the fibro thingie though.

Every few months it seems someone starts one of these useless spelling/grammar threads.

[Miss Z]

I agree that if people want their posts to be read, influence people etc, then they need to make the effort of making their posts clear. Using a spell checking website or dictionary is not rocket science, or it's easy enough to add (sp?) to the end of a word that you aren't sure is spelled correctly. Sure, we don't all have PhDs in English, but we can all try to be understood!

[dogzr#1]

I am probably guilty of getting them mixed up myself! While reading this thread, I kept on mispronouncing "lose" and "loose" and getting them mixed up! I also tend to mix up the "its" and "it's".

But I agree, bad grammar and spelling is a pet peeve of mine. I may not have perfect spelling, but I do try to make my paragraphs legible. (for lack of better word. I can't quite think of a word that means "easy to read" other than legible. XD) I am part of MANY other forums, and it just bugs me to no end when I see somebody "tlk liek dis". Most of the time, I PM them and ask them to proofread their posts or something. And it's kind of sad when they respond "But I'm only 14! I'm not good at spelling" or something of the like. *sigh* What is this world coming to, as far as good grammar and spelling goes.

[catnapper]

Ah, the easy way to remember:
Lose is derived from LOST. One o in lost. One o in lose.

Loose.... something has too much room

[cyber-sibes]

Ah, the easy way to remember:
Lose is derived from LOST. One o in lost. One o in lose.

Loose.... something has too much room

I memorized this little ditty and my threads have all been correct ever since! I'm so proud of myself!
No point to my comments, except to say "Thanks again catnapper & PT, for making me a better person!"
(BTW, Cathy, that poem is really cute!)