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To: frank ballenger

NO.

Words mean things, and people look like idiots when they misuse words as above.

Pore over == to examine carefully

Toe the line == to follow the rules exactly

Lose == to experience any of several forms of failure

Loose == to release


27 posted on 04/14/2024 8:31:18 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

As a notoriously bad speller who, at least in his defense, is trying to improve, I feel obliged to point out that the example referenced was a spelling error, and not one of misuse, as the two words in question “pour” and “poor” are homophones and sound identical in spoken language.


29 posted on 04/14/2024 8:49:43 PM PDT by mbrfl
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