lose loose loser looser
lose \ˈlüz\
Verb: Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something): "I've lost my appetite". Cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something): "you lost me my appointment at the university".
loose \ˈlüs\
Adjective: Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached: "a loose tooth".
Verb: Set free; release: "the hounds have been loosed".
loser \ˈlü-zər\
Noun: A person or thing that loses or has lost something, esp. a game or contest. A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified: "they should concede that and be good losers"
looser \ˈlüs-ər\
Adjective: Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached: "a loose tooth". Not held or tied together; not packaged or placed in a container: "wear your hair loose".
Verb: Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something): "I've lost my appetite". Cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something): "you lost me my appointment at the university".
loose \ˈlüs\
Adjective: Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached: "a loose tooth".
Verb: Set free; release: "the hounds have been loosed".
loser \ˈlü-zər\
Noun: A person or thing that loses or has lost something, esp. a game or contest. A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified: "they should concede that and be good losers"
looser \ˈlüs-ər\
Adjective: Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached: "a loose tooth". Not held or tied together; not packaged or placed in a container: "wear your hair loose".
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dystopianfuturetodayCut and paste from google. Format is surprisingly stylish for reasons I don't fully understand.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Never had a problem with these but capital/ Capitol are my downfall
darkrowanWon't help, they'll still do it. I even had a professor recently bungle then/than in an email to the class.
lucky760Thanks for trying, dft. I wish this would help because these types of things are always like a thorn in my eye...
Ah, if only those people could of payed attention in there English class when they wear in school, but if so, than they're wood be no loosers for us two complain a boat. No what I mean?
dystopianfuturetodayI generally don't care too much if people mix up their-there-they're or other common mistakes, but lose loose loser looser bugs the crap out of me for some reason. I have a strange muscle memory misfire thing, where I type a word similar to, but very different from the one I intend. It's a little embarrassing.
lucky760I have that exact same muscle memory problem. For me it's always a series of three or four letters that come out when I mean to type a word that ends with just the first two or three. Luckily I always catch these as I type them.
I can be forgiving of typos where you can continue reading through unimpeded, but those where my reading flow is fully interrupted as I try to figure out what was intended are most irksome.
BoneRemakeI just exepted i suk at gramer.
luxury_pieOh, the shame.
critical_dI always spelled them with z's instead of s's. Easier to remember that way.
kymbosActually, you copied and pasted this from Google.
<reaches for another donut, rubs massive belly, runs greasy fingers through ponytail, smiles>
therealblankmanThere, their, they're.
And don't get me started on people who pluralize noun's using 's.
Idiot looser's hurt my brain.
And lest we forget principal vs. principle.
Or "I could care less".
The hell with it, I give up. I'm outta' here... gonna' retire to the wood's, find a cave somewhere, and mutter under my breath a lot.
kymbosRetire to the wood's what?
<smirks, pops a neck pimple, flicks over a page of graphic novel>
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