to post this spelling correction? LOSE to mean the loss of something

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I'm on a public-service mission to correct one of the world's most common misspellings. I've seen it thousands and thousands of times online. I think it must be the most misspelt word in the world. Saw it twice today just on Mumsnet.

No shade AT ALL. I literally want to help people look better in writing.

Here goes:

To lose something is spelt LOSE and not loose. Loose only ever means not tight, or to let something go, like a horse. I turned my horse loose. I hope I never lose him.

I'm losing the will to live.
I always lose competitions.
That person is a loser.

My jeans are loose.
My ring goes loosely over my knuckle.
I'm a loser wearing loose jeans.
I always lose my ring in the pool because it becomes loose.

I never realised how commonly this word was misspelt until the internet. I suppose because "lose" does sound like a double "O" with its oooo sound (as opposed to rhyming with hose). That's probably where the confusion comes in, and the wrong spelling is being perpetuated millions and millions of times because of the internet.

I wish someone like JK Rowling with a huge reach would tweet the correct spellings, as a public service. No one likes to look bad in writing.

So there you have it, folks. Write it down a hundred times.

Lose
Lose
Lose
Lose

LOOSE

Sorry @Abhannmor . It's a moot point and not mute 🤦‍♀️

I think @Abhannmor was joking, which is also why it says "reign" (instead of "rein").

I agree i hate the misuse of lose/loose.
I also hate 'two times more' instead of twice, or 'one more time' instead of once. Hear this on adverts all the time and it drives me mental.

The instructors at the gym also say 'two more times' instead of 'twice more'.

Think its an Americanism.

Another one I see a lot on Mumsnet is people thinking "abit" "alot" and "incase" are words. It's basic literacy and v depressing.

Very few people are actually specific and atomic with language.

It's less easy than one would imagine.

I always spell them correctly but I pronounce them exactly the same. Is there a difference in pronunciation? E.g. in 'don't lose your loose rings' i would pronounce both lose and loose the same. Is that wrong? 😮

Maybe just different pronunciations in different areas?

I pronounce lose and loose differently (lose like looze, and loose like luce, if that makes sense in your accent). I did wonder if some people pronounced them the same so thank you!

@bumblingbovine49 yes. Bare v bear is so commonly used now I’ve nearly stopped noticing.
your v you’re is my biggest bug bear. A frienf asked me to proof read an email of complaint to a business and I didn’t know whether to point it out.

There are far too many common spelling mistakes/typos to let it consume my energy. Plus I’m a bad speller. Always have been. I’m so dyslexic my partner has to remind me several times a week on words I use over and over again. My brain loves to confuse lose and loose, so does my phone. Genuine question- do you really think your rant will change anything? Is your perception of other people that they are just ignorant and/or lazy? If it is, then that’s an incredibly over simplified and honestly, not particularly bright. You understand neither the nuances of language or the pace of of language on the internet. Plus you enjoy looking down on people. I suspect you find it very very tasty indeed. Why don’t you pour your energy into developing your own skills and empathy? You might not change the world but you definitely be a better person.

No, no, no! How can you even think such a thing! 😱

It is absolutely forbidden even to gently point out mistakes because everyone has to be their authentic selves and live their own truth these days, and that includes SPAG.

These really irritate me! Aswell grates.