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The laces on my shoes are loose. I have a loose tooth. Lose has a longer 'Spanish u' sound and more of a 'z' ending than an 's'. It's more like 'looooze' and it is a verb. It rhymes with the word 'news'. I don't like to lose the game. I didn't lose my homework. If your belt is loose, you will lose your pants. |
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As a verb, "to loose" means "to set free; untie, unfasten" or "relax (one's grip)". It is less used today than in the past.
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Yes, I suppose you're right! It is used more in a command form, such as "Loosen your grip."
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*Sigh* . . . a kindred spirit! I also pronounce "they're" differently than "their" and "there", the last two being homonyms for me, too.
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Not a personal peeve of mine, but I recall hearing reaction years ago to the "techno-speak" we take for granted now. Someone once said he wished all those people who use the word input when they mean contribution would just upshut. Again, it does not bother me although I do prefer reply or opinion to the rather revolting-sounding term feedback.
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I always thought the relative pronoun who is used for people, while that is used for objects or ideas. They seem to get confused, but only in one direction:
He is the guy that I saw. I met some people that know him. Maybe it's because of wanting to avoid uncertainty about whether to use who or whom, but it sounds strange to me. Reminds me of a phone call: - Hi, is this ...............? - To whom do you wish to speak? - Aw, reckon I got the wrong number. Nobody that I know says "whom." |
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I try to avoid people who don't say 'whom'.
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So maybe you avoid Bo Diddley (Rolling Stones), as he wrote "Who Do You Love?" of whom the Grammar Girl says was "grammatically incorrect" in writing so...
I checked the entry in Random House, (under "who") and the entry for "whom" in Oxford shorter... (very interesting) "Whom Do You Love?" probably more grammatical and "correct" but per Random, the usage of "Who" at the beginning of a sentence is widespread and "more natural". 1. Whom do I trust? 2. In whom do I trust? 3. Who do I trust? I tend to think, I trust the guys who ask questions 1 and 2, more than 3... but 3 at this stage of the game doesn't seem to be that "incorrect" nowadays...
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Or more ignorant. The loss of 'whom' is directly attributable to lack of knowledge of grammar. No doubt the dumming down of language will result in everybody just grunting. Then somebody might hit on the idea of communication and invent another language, starting a new cycle.
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