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?

A lot of people don't give a fuck about SPAG - and on here and elsewhere they actively campaign against any mention of it.

I do, but sometimes autocorrect decides I mean the other. Same with the likes of definitely and defiantly and many of the others people try to be smart about on here. I don't notice as they look similar so don't jump out and im too lazy to carefully proof read everything and generally typing in a hurry. It doesn't matter, it's only social media not a higher English exam and people know what you mean by the context. Same as people know your ' means a speech mark.

If you were to lose something, it would be lost. Both have one "o". Lose and lost are related words.

If you were to tie something loosely, it would be loose. Both have two "o"s.

I do apologize for your suffering.

Gosh how embarrassing

Not sure why not wearing your glasses would make you type "different to" rather than the correct "different from" in your OP but hey ho.

You might want to sort that one out before heading over to pedants' corner.