OK - I hate this and am seeing it more and more on ozbargain.
Loose - means the opposite of tight. 'My belt was loose'
Lose - the opposite of find, the opposite of win, to come last etc etc. "You've got nothing to lose" "I don't want people to lose out on this deal"
Go ahead, flame the crap out of me. But at least start getting this right.
Another……
Bought = to buy
Brought = to bring
What about "defiantly" instead of "definitely".
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Defiantly
Makes for interesting reading!
You're right, that was a fun read.
Trying for "definately" and not quite making it.
Oh, "quiet" for "quite" is another.
You didn't quite make it either.
Your alright with you're coments. The pore using of gud english sux
They don't teach grammar anymore like they used to. This is going to really cause you to lose your shit later in life.
I think it's the lose approach people have with language that is the problem.
I noticed that JV has excellent grammar and spelling.
They used to teach those things well back in the old, old days ;)
I'm surprised he isn't using "ye olde english"
Haha no wonder!
The phrase "more and more" is the one that gets me (sorry OP). The second "more" seems superfluous to me.
Seriously? This thread has been going for 7 hours now and no one's linked Weird Al yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc ?
Never seen that before, but brilliant!
The way I taught myself to remember the difference was:
LOOSE has a loose 'o' rolling around in there
LOSE lost an 'o'
Got distracted by bewbs. Forgot about article.
Just having seen the title… please sign me up
Yes, great bewbs article indeed…
That's funny. Well, not all people here are with english background (from english background?)… For instance, english is not my first language. Not second. It is third. I realise it is not perfect but when need to say something i just say and - surprise!!- people understand what i say))
Still struggle to spell some words correctly. "Beautiful", "receive", "staff" vs "stuff"… Oh, and sometimes misuse "chicken" and "kitchen" especially when talking fast))).
Always happy when someone can proof read and correct if needed - this is one of the ways to learn but really - when your misspelling is being pointed out and person says it is annoying and he/she hates it… Well,may be you just in bad mood at the moment?
Welcome to Team Australia!
Its Team Straya!
Huh?
I knew someone from uni who has an English background and her spelling, gramma and punctuation was so bad. Everything about her report was so poorly written. Her scientific report had some "u" and "cos" (for because) and she didn't even realise. All this lazy texting language is taking over!
With that loose pocket of yours, you're going to lose something.
"Hence why". Please stop using this. It does not sound smart.
It's either "hence" or "that's why".
I think I'm guilty of that on occasion. lol
All together vs. altogether. I grew up fairly unsure of the difference between those (why I didn't google to learn the difference until years later still perplexes me).
Flammable vs. inflammable. Ditto above, for a long time I didn't know the difference. Probably too lazy to google, or by the time I got to a computer, I'd forgotten to look it up :P
I also used to write 'eachother' as one word during high school. Derp.
Maybe vs. may be is another example.
And what's the deal with disoriented vs. disorientated?
Caz
Wut?
Defiantly the best post of the day
And here's an Aussie abomination:
AGREEANCE instead of AGREEMENT (in case you are scratching your head, the word "agreeance" does not exist)
Davros, we are in agreeance.
Chrome spell-checker (set to Eng [Aus]) is not! (It has a red line under agreeance.)
lol
Using "I" when it's not the subject (e.g. "Just between you and I")
Not knowing the difference between it's and its.
Loose v Lose
For your Friday morning torture, Still v steal (and should have steel)
Looks like the OP has totally loost it.
I don't know why exactly, but when i read that i thought "There's a moose loose in da hoose"
Just out of curiosity, I want to see what you guys say about this example.
What is the past tense of braking (as in using car brakes)… is it braked, broke or something entirely different… I'm confused as hell regarding this.
It's "braked".
If your sentence can't accommodate that, reconstruct it to something like "I applied the brakes" which takes care of the past tense.
Or I hit the picks.
"I was going really fast and then I broke."
"I was going really fast and then I broke the sound barrier."
ftfy
"I was going really fast and then I broke… the sentence." ;)
Cheers, I always felt weird when saying something like… "The guy in front of me stopped suddenly, so I broke"
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It's a bit irritating online, for sure.
But it's downright depressing when "celebrities" from certain regions of our country mangle English vowels.
You've heard them:
and so on.
"Definately"…
It may have already been raised in this thread (TLDR syndrome), but the number one misuse of words that utterly shits me to tears is when people use "alternate" when they should be using "alternative". I see journalists do it all the time and it is quite frankly embarrassing.
Haven't seen that one I must say.
The one that gives my wife the utter shits is the insertion of a superfluous 'what.'
The amount of people reproducing this error seems to be increasing more and more compared to what it used to.
xyron, that is not so much wrong, as North American usage. But it is a shame to see it happening here as we are loosing the distinction between two once useful separate meanings.
Must add: 1) you misspelled "tl;dr" (note case and punctuation) 2) embarrassing for you if the journalists were North American.
Nah I am definitely referring to articles I have read in the Advertiser and Age recently.
I hope your misspelling of 'loose' was intentional :p
North American usage
Anyone have any transparent aluminum?
I have noticed a few Americanisms creeping into journalists vocabulary - "elevator" instead of "lift", "flashlight" instead of "torch", and "sidewalk" instead of "footpath". "Licence plate" instead of "number plate" is also a common one now.
This thread is making me nauseous.
Or is it 'nauseated'?
I could care less.
i'm loose
Try kegels.
complements to everyone and their witty humour. we all compliment each other so well
Yes.
Let's all get a room. Have a few drinks.
Get loose and lose our inhibitions :p
You look lovely today. How's that?
just today ?
Go ahead, flame the crap out of me.
Should we discuss mixed metaphors?
I can "kick the crap out of you" , i.e. physically assault you until you loose bowel control.
physically assault you until you loose bowel control.
That should be lose -sigh-
Aye, but a loose bowel will lead you to lose bowel control.
hehe
Lol its just a snippet of a scene in a movie… is not in anyway bad… just has a lot of crap involved and a guy rushing to the toilet…
Just don't watch it during dinner or any meal and you'll be fine.
Good usage has flied outta the window….
ludacris
He's friends with Jay-Zed…
I thought its Jay-Zee…
"Rediculous" is a pet hate of mine. The misspelling appears to be more common on forums and comments sections than the real thing.
While we are at it, what's with some people putting the $ sign at the end, 'The 2$ shop' instead of 'The $2 shop'.
I mean, why! WHY!
?Do people actually do that
"your vs you're" or "there vs their"
I before E except after C!
Except it isn't always :P
There is nothing left to loose
The screw was lose
Your right, he did say it
You're bag is open
Let's face it. We've lost the battle on grammar. The above mistakes are so common on the Internet that trying to keep to standards just doesn't seem to matter anymore.
+1 to you for 'Internet.'
Nowon cares
You only live wants
lol… YOLW~
Nazis*