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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: mouse plural and loose /lose #162994 11/04/2006 5:29 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA As a child I couldn't keep the correct spelling of loose and lose straight until my uncle pointed out that the moose is loose and we are at a loss what to do. As for mouse: if the plural of mouse is mice why isn't the plural of spouse spice? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 10/31/2006 3:31 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms dalehileman 10/31/2006 3:47 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms of troy 10/31/2006 3:54 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms tsuwm 10/31/2006 4:46 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 10/31/2006 4:50 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms tsuwm 10/31/2006 5:04 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms AnnaStrophic 10/31/2006 5:48 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 10/31/2006 6:15 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms Buffalo Shrdlu 10/31/2006 8:53 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 10/31/2006 9:19 PM Badly, schmadly AnnaStrophic 10/31/2006 9:27 PM Re: Badly, schmadly Buffalo Shrdlu 10/31/2006 9:32 PM FWIW Faldage 10/31/2006 10:49 PM Re: FWIW Buffalo Shrdlu 11/01/2006 1:57 AM Re: FWIW AnnaStrophic 11/01/2006 12:34 PM Re: FWIW ParkinT 11/01/2006 12:46 PM Re: FWIW Faldage 11/01/2006 10:36 PM Re: FWIW consuelo 11/01/2006 11:53 PM Re: FWIW ParkinT 11/02/2006 12:46 AM Re: FWIW Buffalo Shrdlu 11/02/2006 2:28 AM YCLIU AnnaStrophic 11/02/2006 10:36 AM Re: titmouse(s) ParkinT 11/02/2006 12:44 AM Re: titmouse(s) Faldage 11/02/2006 11:20 AM Re: titmouse(s) zmjezhd 11/02/2006 1:35 PM Re: mouse plural and loose /lose wow 11/04/2006 5:29 PM Re: mouse plural and loose /lose Faldage 11/04/2006 6:33 PM Re: mouse plural and loose /lose Marianna 11/04/2006 8:10 PM Re: mouse plural and loose /lose Zed 11/04/2006 10:27 PM Re: singular animals wow 11/05/2006 2:05 PM Re: mouse plural and loose /lose wsieber 11/05/2006 2:30 PM Re: FWIW ParkinT 11/02/2006 12:19 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms Jackie 11/02/2006 1:55 PM I plead "phonetic typo" <lol> musick 11/05/2006 7:36 PM Re: I plead "phonetic typo" <lol> ParkinT 11/06/2006 12:56 PM Re: I plead "phonetic typo" <lol> Zed 11/08/2006 11:47 PM Re: the idiotic dummy's guide AnnaStrophic 11/09/2006 1:42 PM Re: the idiotic dummy's guide zmjezhd 11/09/2006 1:44 PM naptronymic nomes de plume AnnaStrophic 11/09/2006 5:07 PM Re: naptronymic nomes de plume tsuwm 11/09/2006 5:23 PM Re: naptronymic nomes de plume AnnaStrophic 11/09/2006 6:10 PM Re: naptronymic nomes de plume tsuwm 11/09/2006 6:20 PM Re: naptronymic nomes de plume zmjezhd 11/10/2006 2:09 AM Re: the idiotic dummy's guide ParkinT 11/09/2006 6:28 PM Re: the idiotic dummy's guide to rants Aramis 11/09/2006 8:27 PM Re: connotate tsuwm 11/09/2006 9:01 PM Re: connotate Zed 11/09/2006 11:42 PM Re: oh, well zmjezhd 11/10/2006 2:12 AM Re: oh, well Faldage 11/10/2006 10:52 AM Re: oh, well Zed 11/11/2006 12:04 AM Re: Idiotic Idioms fibitz 11/14/2006 2:35 AM Re: Idiotic Idioms Faldage 11/14/2006 10:47 AM Re: Idiotic Idioms Aramis 11/17/2006 6:57 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms tsuwm 11/17/2006 7:48 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 11/17/2006 9:19 PM Re: Idiotic Idioms nancyk 11/01/2006 12:32 AM 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,371 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 14 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,200 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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