Is no one able to distinguish "lose" and "loose"?

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AsianriceX

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Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: x04d DaY
Interesting. You learn something new every day.
Lode (n): a clearly defined vein of rich ore. The principal vein in a region was called the "mother lode."

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I never knew that. You'd better not be BSing me ;) :beer:

Oh! So that's why the game is called LodeRunner... I get it now! :thumbsup:
 

Landroval

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Originally posted by: x04d DaY
I was watching Constantine and a caption said "Is it the mother lode?"
I could be wrong, but shouldn't that be "Mother load"?

No, it's lode

edit: and I see people on this board posting "loose fat" all the time.... "How do you loose fat?" Seems most people spell it incorrectly
 

markgm

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You'll lose your girlfriend if you tell her she's loose.

Edit: I lose, someone beat me to it.
 

Howard

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Originally posted by: Amol
One of my pet peeves.

For those who still don't know:

Lose - When you don't win or similar.

Loose - When something is not tight.
Similar is not a verb. Loose the hounds upon this moran!
 

xTYBALTx

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Amol
One of my pet peeves.

For those who still don't know:

Lose - When you don't win or similar.

Loose - When something is not tight.
Similar is not a verb. Loose the hounds upon this moran!

Baaaaack from the deeeeeaaaad!

Amol didn't use "similar" as a verb. ((When you don't win) or (similar to 'when you don't win)) is what the sentence means.
 

AbAbber2k

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After having immersed myself in various other languages, it's amazing to me that English ever got off the ground. Most fvcked up language EVER.