Comments on: Loose vs. Lose http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:20:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: breichelt http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-571 breichelt Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:59:53 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-571 yes John, when people call you a 'looser' you have nothing to be mad about :) I dont really mind that guy Michael getting all bent out of shape either, but he must've been pretty pissed to actually comment! yes John, when people call you a ‘looser’ you have nothing to be mad about :)

I dont really mind that guy Michael getting all bent out of shape either, but he must’ve been pretty pissed to actually comment!

]]> By: Anonymous http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Anonymous Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:09:58 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-570 Yeah! Preach it, brother! And ignore the ignorami who tell you it's not worth talking about; they clearly have their own insecurities, and probably don't do work that requires precise communication. Yeah! Preach it, brother! And ignore the ignorami who tell you it’s not worth talking about; they clearly have their own insecurities, and probably don’t do work that requires precise communication.

]]> By: johnwood http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-569 johnwood Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:51:22 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-569 Well the next time someone calls me a looser I won't feel so bad :) Well the next time someone calls me a looser I won’t feel so bad :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Anonymous Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:19:24 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-568 Wow Michael, someone push a button? Did you "loose" a spelling bee as a kid? ;) Wow Michael, someone push a button? Did you “loose” a spelling bee as a kid? ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Anonymous Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:39:44 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-567 Seems you and Raymond Chen are trying to change the world into a grammatical utopia one blog at a time. Why not stop trying to be such an arogant, anal ^!@#$# and find a hobby? Seems you and Raymond Chen are trying to change the world into a grammatical utopia one blog at a time. Why not stop trying to be such an arogant, anal ^!@#$# and find a hobby?

]]> By: Anonymous http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Anonymous Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:54:22 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-566 Yep, I love when people call others "loosers". Yep, I love when people call others “loosers”.

]]> By: breichelt http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-565 breichelt Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:08:19 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-565 yep, links are auto-linked :) I hate that one too (borrow vs. lend). Another one that I thought of was when people say "I could care less" when they really mean "I couldN'T care less" yep, links are auto-linked :)

I hate that one too (borrow vs. lend). Another one that I thought of was when people say “I could care less” when they really mean “I couldN’T care less”

]]> By: Anonymous http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Anonymous Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:02:23 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-564 I guess I didn't have to try that hard http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/lend1.html I guess I didn’t have to try that hard

http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/lend1.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Anonymous Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:58:11 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-563 oooh, since we're talking about wrong usages of words and stuff one of the ones that bugs me the most is when someone says "hey could you borrow me that dvd?" The correct word to use in this situation is lend. To use the word borrow, you could say "May I borrow this dvd from you?" If you want to test out your skills on the borrow vs. lend dilemna <a href="http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/lend1.html">try this multiple choice test</a> oooh, since we’re talking about wrong usages of words and stuff one of the ones that bugs me the most is when someone says “hey could you borrow me that dvd?” The correct word to use in this situation is lend. To use the word borrow, you could say “May I borrow this dvd from you?”

If you want to test out your skills on the borrow vs. lend dilemna try this multiple choice test

]]> By: breichelt http://benreichelt.net/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-562 breichelt Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:18:27 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2005/12/10/loose-vs-lose/#comment-562 Oh God, I screwed up the "its", my bad............ Oh God, I screwed up the “its”, my bad…………

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