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    [rant] Ladies and gentlemen, today I would like to introduce you to two different words with two very different meanings. These words are loose and lose. What? You think they are the same? Ahh, but they are not! Read on... Loose Pronounced 'lüs[^] Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): loos·er; loos·est Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old Norse lauss; akin to Old High German lOs loose -- more at -LESS Date: 13th century 1 a : not rigidly fastened or securely attached b (1) : having worked partly free from attachments (2) : having relative freedom of movement c : produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus d : not tight-fitting 2 a : free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation b : not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding c archaic : DISCONNECTED, DETACHED 3 : not dense, close, or compact in structure or arrangement 4 a : lacking in restraint or power of restraint b : lacking moral restraint : UNCHASTE 5 a : not tightly drawn or stretched : SLACK b : being flexible or relaxed 6 a : lacking in precision, exactness, or care b : permitting freedom of interpretation 7 : not in the possession of either of two competing teams - loose·ly adverb - loose·ness noun Lose Pronounced: 'lüz[^] Function: verb Inflected Form(s): lost /'lost/; los·ing /'lü-zi[ng]/ Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English lEosan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy Date: before 12th century transitive senses 1 a : to bring to destruction -- used chiefly in passive construction b : DAMN 2 : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place 3 : to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accid

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    Noo really Nitron, yoo realisse that som ov uss realy hav a prooblem wit speling, becauze itts often noot our hoome language, and their realy trying! Paul ;P

    The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader

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      Noo really Nitron, yoo realisse that som ov uss realy hav a prooblem wit speling, becauze itts often noot our hoome language, and their realy trying! Paul ;P

      The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader

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      Rohit Sinha
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      And ewen wen tis peeples fist language, they do make them mistakes, ya see, not jus wit speeling but with grammar to, and teh typos dont help much. :rolleyes:
      Regards,

      Rohit Sinha

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      - Abraham Lincoln

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        [rant] Ladies and gentlemen, today I would like to introduce you to two different words with two very different meanings. These words are loose and lose. What? You think they are the same? Ahh, but they are not! Read on... Loose Pronounced 'lüs[^] Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): loos·er; loos·est Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old Norse lauss; akin to Old High German lOs loose -- more at -LESS Date: 13th century 1 a : not rigidly fastened or securely attached b (1) : having worked partly free from attachments (2) : having relative freedom of movement c : produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus d : not tight-fitting 2 a : free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation b : not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding c archaic : DISCONNECTED, DETACHED 3 : not dense, close, or compact in structure or arrangement 4 a : lacking in restraint or power of restraint b : lacking moral restraint : UNCHASTE 5 a : not tightly drawn or stretched : SLACK b : being flexible or relaxed 6 a : lacking in precision, exactness, or care b : permitting freedom of interpretation 7 : not in the possession of either of two competing teams - loose·ly adverb - loose·ness noun Lose Pronounced: 'lüz[^] Function: verb Inflected Form(s): lost /'lost/; los·ing /'lü-zi[ng]/ Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English lEosan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy Date: before 12th century transitive senses 1 a : to bring to destruction -- used chiefly in passive construction b : DAMN 2 : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place 3 : to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accid

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        I know the difference but sometimes I forget how each one is spelt. People should not get so hung up on spelling. 99% of the time you can figure out, without much thinking, the word the person meant from the context of the sentence. Loose and lose being a good example.

        Paul Watson
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          Anonymous wrote: their there they're oh, don't even get me started on that one... :rolleyes: ;P - Nitron

          "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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          How about it's ? Debbie

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            How about it's ? Debbie

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            Nitron
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            Debs wrote: How about it's ? Well, it's surely deserving of its own honorable mention as well! :rolleyes: - Nitron

            "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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              Seriously I think we should spell words phonetically. Using lüs and lüz would be a hell of a lot easier for teaching etc. The transition period would be a bitch. Regardz Colin J Davies

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              I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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              Colin Davies wrote: Using lüs and lüz would be a hell of a lot easier for teaching etc. The transition period would be a bitch. So would typing these messages. I don't have a ü key on my keyboard! ;P The only way I can reply is ctrl-c/ctrl-v :rolleyes: - Nitron

              "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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                Noo really Nitron, yoo realisse that som ov uss realy hav a prooblem wit speling, becauze itts often noot our hoome language, and their realy trying! Paul ;P

                The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader

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                Paul van der Walt wrote: becauze itts often noot our hoome language, and their† realy trying! That's why I posted the definitions and pronounciation keys. I'm here to educate! See, CP runs much deeper than coding alone... ;) † btw, it's they're (they are) trying. ;P - Nitron

                "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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                  Paul van der Walt wrote: becauze itts often noot our hoome language, and their† realy trying! That's why I posted the definitions and pronounciation keys. I'm here to educate! See, CP runs much deeper than coding alone... ;) † btw, it's they're (they are) trying. ;P - Nitron

                  "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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                  Wonderful! Don't stop the ammasing work, Nitron! We at CP realy need yuo! :rolleyes: Paul

                  The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader

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                    Colin Davies wrote: Using lüs and lüz would be a hell of a lot easier for teaching etc. The transition period would be a bitch. So would typing these messages. I don't have a ü key on my keyboard! ;P The only way I can reply is ctrl-c/ctrl-v :rolleyes: - Nitron

                    "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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                    Nitron wrote: The only way I can reply is ctrl-c/ctrl-v D'oh! I actually tried that thinking it was similar to the old ctrl-v codes in unix... J "We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered." - Tom Stoppard - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

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                      Colin Davies wrote: Using lüs and lüz would be a hell of a lot easier for teaching etc. The transition period would be a bitch. So would typing these messages. I don't have a ü key on my keyboard! ;P The only way I can reply is ctrl-c/ctrl-v :rolleyes: - Nitron

                      "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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                      Nitron wrote: So would typing these messages. I don't have a ü key on my keyboard! Learn [ALT] [0252] for the u umlaut, yeah we'd have to switch everybodies keyboards as well I guess. Anyhow it's time some kind of revolution occurred. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                      I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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