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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A lost cause? #172618 01/17/2008 10:06 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... "Loose" for "lose" has been with us for a while, but I wonder if its appearance on the BBC's site indicates a growing acceptance. Last edited by latishya; 01/17/2008 10:07 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A lost cause? latishya #172619 01/17/2008 10:59 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont where? a search of that page does not show "loose" anywhere. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A lost cause? Buffalo Shrdlu #172626 01/17/2008 2:58 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Lost? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A lost cause? BranShea #172636 01/17/2008 8:03 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... I guess they were tipped off. The word appeared in a link to antoher story. That link has been moved, and the text of the link has been chhanged. Here's what it says now: Quote: Screen grab from Kenyan blog Battle of the blogs What Kenyan bloggers think about the ongoing political crisis Orphaned gorilla Vumilia (Image: WIldlifeDirect) Gorilla diary Bleak new year as orphaned gorilla loses fight for life So maybe it was just a typo. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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