Author: Will Singleton
Date: 08:24:06 01/18/00
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On January 18, 2000 at 03:23:53, Shep wrote: >On January 18, 2000 at 02:54:50, Bruce Moreland wrote: > > >>> Your obviously on Crack Cocaine! >> >>your - your barn is on fire >>you're - you're out of your league >>they're - they're going to get whacked if they keep that up >>their - their barn is on fire >>there - there it is >>loose - his belt was loose, and that led to disaster >>lose - we're going to lose this one >>it's - it's the end of a very long day >>its - its engine konked out, and I had to walk home > >Thanks, Bruce, I think that was necessary. :) > >The "loose/lose" mixup is very common here in Germany (where the word "looser" >is used quite often). >The "its/it's" thingy can be seen even on CNN... :-| > >--- >Shep The word "lose" is unusual in English, having an odd pronunciation. So I understand why folks use "loose", which is more natural.
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