To wonder why people don't know the difference between loose and lose

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Why is it so many people do not know that "loose' is a totally different word to" lose' with entirely different meanings? There's at least one thread daily using the word incorrectly. For example, "I am going to loose money"... The other one is "reins' and 'reigns'. A poster will say something along the lines of," My toddler wears reigns'. Is it really that difficult to know especially when it comes to loose and lose?

Defiantly and definitely also seem to get confused a lot. And flaunting and flouting.

I always spell clever as cleaver. I know it's a different word. I just can't help it.

I made a post recently and losing was in the title. I kept assuming it was wrong.

I make lots of mistakes when posting on here most of my postings are insignificant ramblings

I always double check emails I send. I find grammar, structure of sentences and spelling challenging as I guess many others do

Can’t quite understand why it’s so annoying but it is to many of here

Autocorrect has a lot to answer for with some of the common spelling errors.

I write all manner of tack on online forums and text messages and make spelling and grammar mistakes that I wouldn't ever make in my work or academic life. No idea why. My brain just seems to do things differently when I'm just typing on a phone.

Also, I'm sure that the obvious answer is that some people just don't know the difference. Oh well!

God knows. I find it infuriating. I think it’s way worse than the their / they / they’re confusion.

I'm sorry I infuriate you @EL8888 it's unintentional.

I know, so infuriating! Some people can't even get their confusion right.

I've noticed this with people often spelling quiet as quite.

Still infuriating. They don’t mean the same thing!

Did charity I’m using confusion to be polite

Did charity = for clarity

This.

Because it doesn't make any sense. I have to think about it everytime and remember it as the one that's wrong being right.

Everything you've ever been taught says "l oo se" is pronounced lose.

But you know that and are being unkind about people you judge as of lesser intelligence.

So, another one who can make mistakes themselves (and mistakes that completely impede comprehension at that) and yet not accept them from others.
I'd say not proofreading to the point of coming across as incomprehensible is more infuriating for the reader than any "confusion" between lose and loose.

^This. Also I have dyslexia so I’m often the one making mistakes! Not just on spelling but on word order/sentence construction as well.

They always are on these threads. It's fun to highlight their own, arguably more serious, and yet elementary, mistakes back at them though. (Someone will probably come along and say "but I'd want to know if I made such silly mistakes" so it's nice to oblige!)

Oh the irony 😂

It’s auto correct. Rather than sprinkling extra o’s or omitting them

Due to the title and content of the thread, then it’s obvious people will rock up to say “yeah, we don’t understand why people don’t seem to know the difference”. Rather than turning up to defend your confusion, then why not learn the difference? OP
has no need to post and no need for you to defend using the word

More often than not I find people spell ‘bear’ wrong and write ‘bare with me/I can’t bare it’. I think they think of bear as in the animal, so go for bare instead, which I can sort of understand. It’s almost daily though.

It’s autocorrect. Rather than a o surplus or deficit

"Rather than a o surplus or deficit"

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HTH

Was that autocorrect too?

It's natural to wonder things, I often wonder why people are nitpicky cunts about others imperfections.

So are only people who have perfect grammar and spelling welcome on Mumsnet now?

It’s one I mix up and have to think hard about , I also mix up j and g and p and b .. I’m degree educated and have a post grad diploma ! I wish I didn’t do it but it is what it is and it’s done me no real harm