I have a grammatical question... (did I spell that < right?)

battleknight24

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:32 PM
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I have a grammatical question... (did I spell that < right?)

Edited on Wed Jun-29-05 04:36 PM by battleknight24

I read a post of an article on freerepublic.com about how despite the supreme court's ruling, huge numbers of people will continue to download music illegally. A freeper posted this...

"The good news is that the liberals in Hollywood will continue to loose money..."

So is it "lose" or "loose"? Please let me know...

Peace,

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Shell Beau

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:33 PM
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1. LOSE!!!!!

Edited on Wed Jun-29-05 04:33 PM by Shell Beau

That is a pet peeve of mine!

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supernova

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:34 PM
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2. Lose

lol

"loose" money is the change you have floating around in your pocket.

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liontamer

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:34 PM
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3. also

don't you have "A" grammatical question? I know you didn't ask but I thought the rule was to use a unless followed by a vowel or a silent "h"

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battleknight24

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:37 PM
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6. Sorry... I usually get that right...

... it's been a long day for me...

Peace,

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liontamer

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Wed Jun-29-05 06:25 PM
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10. don't worry about me

I generally avoid the grammar police role, but as this was a grammar thread, I couldn't resist :)

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melissinha

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:37 PM
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7. damn!

Poster SOOO caught the freep, but made a similar mistake.. oh well... but i think this is the rule... with double "oo" the "s" is softer and with one "o" the "s" is harder...

caboose
moose

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Shell Beau

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:38 PM
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9. Ha ha!!! They did! Oops! But funny!

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mr blur

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:35 PM
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4. Lose!

they must be thinking of loose morals or something...

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teach1st

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:35 PM
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5. Lose...

"Loose" implies that the liberals in Hollywood will continue to untighten money. They may be loose, but they're not losing money.

Did you lose your loose tooth?

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barb162

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Wed Jun-29-05 04:37 PM
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8. lose. You use "loose" as in "loose change in your pocket"

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