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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Saved by loose typing #133249 09/20/2004 9:14 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Although I am now more than 90% descriptivist in my outlook I still HATE seeing "loose" used for "lose". Sadly, stopping it seems a Canutian endeavour. Nevertheless, my ire has it uses, as in protecting me from spammers: http://snipurl.com/97fw-mq42 noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Saved by loose typing sjmaxq 09/20/2004 9:14 PM Re: Saved by loose typing Faldage 09/20/2004 9:37 PM Re: Saved by loose typing belMarduk 09/20/2004 9:58 PM Re: Saved by loose typing Wordwind 09/20/2004 9:59 PM Re: Saved by loose typing Buffalo Shrdlu 09/20/2004 10:30 PM Muse loss musick 09/20/2004 10:39 PM Re: Muse loss Jackie 09/23/2004 1:11 PM Re: Muse loss dxb 09/24/2004 1:32 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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