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Sunday, December 18, 2005

I See These a Lot in Blogs and Chat Rooms...

lose, loose: Sometimes this error is merely due to sloppy typing and failure to proofread; other times, I have found that there is true confusion about the forms. Lose is a verb indicating that something has been misplaced or done away with, or that one has failed to win: He will lose his shirt if... Sign in to see full entry.

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