Why do so many people spell "lose" wrong?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like the bulk of this forum are highly educated people, so why so many posts from people who want to "loose" weight?

This misspelling bothers me more than any other, and is extremely common. It seems that more than half the time in any user forum that "loose" is written when "lose" is intended. ( But you never see people write "noose" when "nose" is intended. )

That's probably because that thing on my face that I use to breathe, except when I have a cold, is not pronounced "nooze".

True, but there are no words ending in "oose" where the "s" is pronounced like "z" (goose, caboose, moose, loose), so why would anyone think to spell "lose" as "loose"?

And I don't believe it is an autocorrect issue. The word "loose" won't be suggested unless one has already written "loo".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like the bulk of this forum are highly educated people, so why so many posts from people who want to "loose" weight?

This misspelling bothers me more than any other, and is extremely common. It seems that more than half the time in any user forum that "loose" is written when "lose" is intended. ( But you never see people write "noose" when "nose" is intended. )

That's probably because that thing on my face that I use to breathe, except when I have a cold, is not pronounced "nooze".

True, but there are no words ending in "oose" where the "s" is pronounced like "z" (goose, caboose, moose, loose), so why would anyone think to spell "lose" as "loose"?

And I don't believe it is an autocorrect issue. The word "loose" won't be suggested unless one has already written "loo".

Really, how do you say roose? Im sure its (rüz)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like the bulk of this forum are highly educated people, so why so many posts from people who want to "loose" weight?

This misspelling bothers me more than any other, and is extremely common. It seems that more than half the time in any user forum that "loose" is written when "lose" is intended. ( But you never see people write "noose" when "nose" is intended. )

That's probably because that thing on my face that I use to breathe, except when I have a cold, is not pronounced "nooze".

True, but there are no words ending in "oose" where the "s" is pronounced like "z" (goose, caboose, moose, loose), so why would anyone think to spell "lose" as "loose"?

And I don't believe it is an autocorrect issue. The word "loose" won't be suggested unless one has already written "loo".

Really, how do you say roose? Im sure its (rüz)

As in Roose-evelt, the way my grandfather pronounced it? Rhymes with moose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

[Anonymous]

All thumbs on iPhone. Since it's an actual word it doesn't autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:True, but there are no words ending in "oose" where the "s" is pronounced like "z" (goose, caboose, moose, loose), so why would anyone think to spell "lose" as "loose"?

Well, there is choose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like the bulk of this forum are highly educated people, so why so many posts from people who want to "loose" weight?

It is annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like the bulk of this forum are highly educated people, so why so many posts from people who want to "loose" weight?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

OP, you tricked us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:True, but there are no words ending in "oose" where the "s" is pronounced like "z" (goose, caboose, moose, loose), so why would anyone think to spell "lose" as "loose"?

Well, there is choose.

I stand corrected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

Sure there is. Just as there are the words altogether and already. Both forms have been used for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

Bothers me alot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

Sure there is. Just as there are the words altogether and already. Both forms have been used for a long time.

And almost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

Sure there is. Just as there are the words altogether and already. Both forms have been used for a long time.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

Bothers me alot.

I caught that one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The loose vs. lose issue in DCUM is annoying, but my major spelling/grammar issue on this site is the frequent use of the (not a real) word noone. People, "noone" is NOT a word! The correct form is no one. For the love of my poor OCD brain, please stop using noone!!!

Also.all right. No such word as alright.

Bothers me alot.

I caught that one!

It's surprising how many people think "alot" is a word. And according to The Elements of Style, "alright" is not correct.