To be loosing my patience...

[FellatioNelson]

Ooh Good! Now I've lured all you pedants in, with your catapults, back me up people.

I've just read my fourth frigging 'loose' of the day when the poster meant lose.

I don't pick holes in people's spelling generally/directly (unless they are wanky types) because it is a bit rude, and we aren't all perfect. (well I am obviously, but most of you aren't and I'm prepared to make allowances.)

But anyway, I'm starting to LOSE my rag with this one.

Listen up:

For future reference, if you consistently muddle up loose (baggy) with lose (to part with) and all associated words, including loser, (twat) looser (baggier) losing (not winning) loosing (no such word in common usage)

then please, for the love of God, think of Fellatio (yes, literally think of fellatio, if it helps) every time you write the word. Adopt a word association thing, and I can cure you forever.

Thank you. Public service announcement over.

Does anyone know where I can buy a grip?

YABU, and a looser.

Oh I so agree!

Infuriating.

Drives me insane, too.

I blame the teachers . Some of my colleagues have 'stationary' drawers at school...there is just no hope!

I learnt how to spell definitely at the age of 37, so I am no angel.

I wish it was more socially acceptable to correct adult spelling. I want to know if I have made a mistake - not keep making it!

cumfy!

Fellatio - is that to tighten all the loose things? (just so we're all on the same page)

I know there is a verb 'to loose' but I don't think you can do it to your patience. You can loose dogs and arrows but not patience, or temper. You might be able to 'let loose your temper' possibly but I think it might be a bit much.

SeaTRek - technically, they're right - unless they have wheels, in which case, they're probably portable.
(okay, the chest would be stationary - the drawers themselver must be movable)

themselves

I heard on the radio that there were few words which mean the same with the prefix un- than without it.

One is loosed. (Unloosed means the same as loosed)

The other was stoned. As in fruit. If you buy dates that have been stoned, they are the same as dates that have been unstoned.

Just thought I would share that pointless information with you. And prove that to loose is a verb.

Fabulous!!!

With you all the way, Fellatio, with you all the way.

Dammit, I always get caught by the pedant-baiting titles!

Everyone agrees with fellatio.

Personally, I'm not a fan of fellatio. Not swallowing especially. Makes me gag.

Inflammable and flammable always seem an odd one to me.

What a good remembering trick! People, nickelbabe has the answer. Visualise all the loose parts that thinking of Fellatio will straighten out and tighten up. You will never forget again.

they're the same thing. it's odd, isn't it! especially in the light of visible and invisible....

I like to think of flammable meaning you can set fire to it and it'll burn, and inflammable meaning it'll really burn

thanks Fellatio - I always like to visualise things for learning spellings and things!

Thank you for that BalloonSlayer. I for one, am enriched.

'oo' sound in 'look' and 'book'? Surely not!

(slinks off home before North/South war breaks out...)

Flammable means you can set fire to it and it willl burn, inflammable means it will just burst into flame of its own accord!

I'm a Southerner, (I'll say that again louder I'M A SOUTHERNER - can't risk being mistaken for someone in clogs with a barm cake in her hand ) but however you say look or book, the word LOSE still makes an 'oo' sound!

That's OK Trill I constantly make stuff up and decide it must right if I think so.

When I explain complicated things to my children I always end with: 'actually some of that might not be correct, I may have just made that up.'

It's working for me so far.

I think you might have been talking about my post on the child benefit thread.?
I am aware my spelling is not brilliant lately .I used to be ok (grade A at O'level) at English at school but lately am aware how often i make a mistake thanks to the computer spell check !

I didn't notice (honestly!) who the (various)culprits were - it happens so often, and I'm sure you were not the only one on that thread as it was all about losing something, so don't feel bed. Just think of fellatio.

I saw this title and wondered if I would be told off for bulying if I went offf and started a pedant thread saying 'losing vs loosing'

It happens all the time, I'm sure it wasn't pointed at anyone in particular.