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You have been on FR long enough to know that lose/loose is not always a mistake. This is hugh & vey series.

OK Shower time for me. heh

63 posted on 05/30/2004 8:41:47 AM PDT by Ditter

We have become a nation of dumbies huh...;-)

79 posted on 05/30/2004 9:05:00 AM PDT by Normal4me

>> You have been on FR long enough to know that lose/loose is not always a mistake.

I can usually tell the difference. I don't quite see the humor in using "loose" here. Besides, it isn't just FR, it's everywhere, and I really am curious to know what loosed this upon the mother tongue? Likewise, I'm curious why the younger generation have totally given up on "who" and "whom" in favor of "that"? I think that's because their teachers themselves couldn't figure when to use "who" and when to use "whom"... and I suspect something of the sort for "lose" and "loose."

Butt hay, it ain't series.

85 posted on 05/30/2004 9:13:57 AM PDT by T'wit (Ya can't win! They say they want martyrdom but if you martyr some, the others get all bummed out.)

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