Loose = Not Tight

[Sonia59]

Sorry I started this, but it's one spelling error that just makes me cuckoo!

Don't apologise, it's interesting at least for some of us! I thought that LOSE was a mistake and I was 100% sure that I learned it as LOOSE (I mean the LOSE derived from Lost, not the LOOSE=not tight)! I am happy from what I learned today
I am sure I make many mistakes myself as English is a foreign language for me, but I like learning and improving

If you go to French forums the number of mistakes that are made is amazing I did not realize that so many people were writing so bad. In comparison the global level on PT is very good.

[CathyBogart]

Can I out a hinge in my skull so I can open it up and loose my mind from time to time? I don't think it gets enough exercise!

Once I was having a conversation about grammar and word usage iwh a co-worker, and a customer chimed in to tell us that his boss had once said "verticalization" because he was too embarassed to use the word "erection" in reference to the construction of a building. 0_0

[RedHedd]

Once I was having a conversation about grammar and word usage iwh a co-worker, and a customer chimed in to tell us that his boss had once said "verticalization" because he was too embarassed to use the word "erection" in reference to the construction of a building. 0_0

I think that's a new trend - turning nouns into verbs; i.e., having a conversation becomes "conversate" and the like drives me batty!

[AvaJoy]

I don't peruse many threads due to time contraints, but apparently spelling and grammar errors run rampant.

When I do post, I pride myself on attempting to use proper grammar, and refrain from the popular abbreviations, i.e. IMHO (gee . . . might you be expressing someone ELSE'S opinion, other than your own?? So unnecessary! )

I do tend to use " . . . " just to convey my continuity of thought; lazy, and probably incorrect, no doubt. And I am also guilty of not paragraphing as I should.

Not everyone has as an ability to express themselves in writing, and I do not dismiss a posting because there are blatant errors.

As long as the heart is in the right place, even if an apostrophe is not, I can overlook and still relate.

This is an informal pet talk forum where all should feel free to contribute as best they can; not English 101.

[Denyce]

I find some words to be just laziness. Prolly is one of them. I detest prolly. I have heard people use it when speaking. Another is "slippy". I heard that horrid word by a newscaster when she was discussing the condition of a parking lot. She said it was SLIPPY. I about choked on my drink.

Denyce

[Killearn Kitties]

I'm not sure that I have ever posted on one of these threads before (although there are a few posting habits that make me grind my teeth) but I had to comment on "slippy". What's wrong with it? I have always said slippy. That has been a perfectly reasonable word to use my whole life. Is it new to you, Denyce? Do you think os it as an abbreviation of slippery?

[Edwina's Secretary]

I'm not sure that I have ever posted on one of these threads before (although there are a few posting habits that make me grind my teeth) but I had to comment on "slippy". What's wrong with it? I have always said slippy. That has been a perfectly reasonable word to use my whole life. Is it new to you, Denyce? Do you think os it as an abbreviation of slippery?

Two countries separated by a common language....

This is the first time in my life I have ever seen (or heard) the word "slippy"!

Does it mean the same as "slippery"?