Am I the only one who ever notices the error here? You don't "loose" a job, you "lose" a job. You don't "loose" your head, you "lose" your head. They're two completely different words with two completely different definitions but it seems like I'm the only one who knows this! It's my biggest pet peeve ever.

Definitions:

lose Audio Help /luz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[looz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, lost, los·ing.
–verb (used with object) 1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
4. to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister.
5. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.


loose Audio Help /lus/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[loos] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, loos·er, loos·est, adverb, verb loosed, loos·ing.
–adjective 1. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
3. uncombined, as a chemical element.
4. not bound together: to wear one's hair loose.
5. not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms.


Both defitions are from dictionary.reference.com. Do you see the difference? To lose is not the same as something being loose. One is a verb and one is an adjective. Neither substitute for the other. Completely different words.

Does anyone else notice this typo all over the place?

Well, I do spot it occasionally, but only really hopeless cases make the mistake, so the question would seem to be: where and with whom are you RPing? No one I know has made that mistake since the age of about 13.

Well I mainly roleplay on intermediate to advanced sites and I've seen it quite a few times. Same with the it's/its, their/they're/there and you're/your mistakes.

They're annoying, and really quite basic. I remember the it's/its lesson in primary 3 (age 7). xD

Oh ye infallible people. I know the difference but I can't spell, so I am likely to make this mistake.

Oftentimes, it will be a typo for me. I won't sit there and think "oh, ho hum, does 'lose' have two O's?"

Pfft, iJoker you still girl.

I think people know the difference. It is just when you type your post, you are thinking the correct verbiage, just, your fingers hit different keys. I know that when I am pounding out a post my mind is going a million miles a second at times and my fingers are trying to keep up. You say proofread? Well yes, I always proofread. However, unless the mistake is blatantly obvious, people tend to just insert the missing words or correct verbiage. So give people a break. A mistake here or there isn't something to get fussy over, but if it happens again you may want to make a post of some common writing mistakes to help boost writing performance.

If I see it half a dozen times in the same post, that theory falls pretty flat. There are a lot of idiots who don't know the difference, just the same as there are a lot of well-intentioned people whose fingers can't keep up with their minds.

In the end, it's still goddamn annoying to read.

I'm way more annoyed with their/they're/there mistakes. Those ones are very annoying to me. Like too and to.

I might make mistakes on lose and loose occasionally. Sometimes I just get a mental block on which is the correct one (I'm not a native speaker) and sometimes it is just an unintentional typo. But if I am going to use it more than once, and I really don't have a confident feeling I am using the correct version, I have enough brains to check it from the dictionary. Those mistakes I mentioned earlier though, those ones are just something people should know...especially if they are native speakers or have gone through enough English courses to call themselves "intermediate". With native speakers those mistakes are just a bit embarrassing. :p

Doing same mistakes over and over again in one post gets annoying very fast. I can't even count how many times I've read through posts filled with their/they're/there and to/too mistakes! :sweat:

I notice this too.

The opposite of lose/lost is find/found.

The opposite of loose/loosed is bind/bound.

There are other 'pairs' that seem to get mixed up too: advice (noun) and advise (verb) for one.

There/their/they're. And your/you're.

A lot and alot.

Hell: Canon and Cannon.

I like Lynne Truss' book Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Inspired by the joke:

A panda walks into a pub and orders a sandwich, which he eats. Then he draws a pistol, fires it into the air and leaves the building. The next day, he comes in and the barman say "Why did you fire a gun after eating your sandwich yesterday?"

The panda pulls out a dictionary, throws it on the table and says: "Look up panda."

The barman does so. "Panda: Large black and white bear-type mammal, found in China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

(So, I'm a grammar Nazi. But I don't claim to be a perfect grammarian!)

Only times I've seen people make that mistake is when they're typing quickly. Never seen anyone knowingly type lose as loose, so, it's forgivable.

Well, I know the difference but occasionally I'll type too fast and miss the double "o" of loose or I'll just be stupid and accidentally click type "oo" for lose. But other than my idiocy I usually never see it. Either that or I'm not paying attention. I'm not going to get angry with a member for it, though, because that would be hypocritical of me since I make the mistake at times, too.