Loose vs Lose

Brussels Sprout

loose: the opposite of tight

lose: the opposite of win/gain


that is all

galwayrush

OK.

Mr.David

Loser: Someone who gives a **** about the difference between loose and lose.

Or should that be looser......:p

Degag

Brussel Sprout: A rather terrible vegetable

Brussels Sprout: A rather terrible username.

That is all.

Merch

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

loose: the opposite of tight

lose: the opposite of win/gain


that is all

gets on my wick too, that and all the rest, e.g. whether, weather etc

Mr. Loverman

Thirty: Ten, twenty, thirty...

Three: One, two, three...

Third: First, second, third...

Turd: Comes out your arse...

Tirty tree and a turd??????

ejmaztec

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

Thirty: Ten, twenty, thirty...

Three: One, two, three...

Third: First, second, third...

Turd: Comes out your arse...

Tirty tree and a turd??????

Does a bear sh1t in the woods?

biko

There, They're and Their
These three words sound the same, but they are spelt differently, and mean different things.
* There is about place. There it is! Over there!
* Their is about belonging. The children keep their books in their desks.
* They're is short for they are.

Wonderwall

Mixing up 'being' and 'been' is another cracking one people can't get their head around.

phasers

Cat: a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties.

Bench: a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.

Ghandee

Job, provide labour or a service in exchange for money.

Jobby, pooh/crap/shoite

Princess Peach

I'm not much of a grammar nazi, but the loose/lose one just gets to me.

Thread should be stickied.

MagicSean

Loose = Jordan

Lose = Liverpool

aaronjumper

I like going over their coz I bin they're before?

lallychops

through....ie) a ball went through the window.

true........ie) opposite of false.

threw.....ie) past tense of throw.

also..

thought...ie)mental process

taught...ie) to learn something from someone/something....

seriously its really not that difficult

ejmaztec

Princess Peach wrote: »

I'm not much of a grammar nazi, but the loose/lose one just gets to me.

Thread should be stickied.

Or "stuck"?

Blondini

I bet you all the lose change in my pocket that Spurs loose the football match today ..

Naughty.

Common as...

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

loose: the opposite of tight

lose: the opposite of win/gain


that is all

Everyday is a school day on boards.:)

I've brutal grammer, but I reckon its improving since posting on boards.

Nolanger

just deserts (not desserts)
augurs well (not all goes )
vale of tears (not veil)
toe the line (not tow)

phasers

Nolanger wrote: »

augurs well (not all goes )

Oh come on, nobody does that

Nolanger

Common as... wrote: »

I've brutal grammer, but I reckon its improving since posting on boards.

Brutal grammar is right!

Nolanger

Nolanger wrote: »

just deserts (not desserts)
augurs well (not all goes )
vale of tears (not veil)
toe the line (not tow)

Is it actually deserts? I always thought it was desserts, but I guess neither makes sense.

Too - as well as
To - going somewhere
Two - the number after one.

Common as...

Nolanger wrote: »

Brutal grammar is right!

see! everyday is a school day

mrsdewinter

Op, you realise that you're preaching to the choir here? It's only grammar Nazis who are checking out this thread? Mostly to chortle at the spelling and punctuation mistakes of other self-styled pedants

Nolanger

Deleted User wrote: »

Is it actually deserts? I always thought it was desserts, but I guess neither makes sense.

It's from an old form of 'deserved' which isn't used anymore. Nothing to do with ice-cream!

Blondini

Here's a topical one:

Its Brian Cowen not Brian Cowan...

Come on people.

This google search alone returns a lot of results:
"brian cowan" site boards.ie

Just sayin...

lallychops

the term "grammer nazi" is ridiculous in itself. People should have been taught the correct use of such basic words in school. It isnt much to ask especially in a corporate/ professional enviornment where individuals are incapable of using such words as too, to and two in the correct context!!

Nolanger

lallychops wrote: »

People should have been taught the correct use of such basic words in school.

It's the disregard for 'rules' in this country along with average teachers in schools!

Gyalist

Blondini wrote: »

Here's a topical one:

Its Brian Cowen not Brian Cowan...

Come on people.

This google search alone returns a lot of results:
"brian cowan" site boards.ie

Just sayin...

If you really want to be depressed search for
"collage" site:boards.ie

lallychops

Nolanger wrote: »

It's the disregard for 'rules' in this country along with average teachers in schools!

i know. and they then question the lieracy levels in ireland compared to that of europe. its the basics which establish a base on which to build fluency and just all round competancy in the language. this goes for both irish and english.

Nolanger

You've got another THINK coming (not thing)

lallychops

Nolanger wrote: »

You've got another THINK coming (not thing)

replace thing with "ting"

policarp

So.
Sow.
Sew.

Sow also means a mother pig.