Loose Vs Lose
It's lose, isn't it? Please tell me if I'm wrong
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LOOSE
1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.
5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.
6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.
7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.
8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.
9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.
11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.
LOSE
1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys.
2. To be deprived of (something one has had): lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job.
3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of: lost his wife.
4. To be unable to keep alive: a doctor who has lost very few patients.
5. To be unable to keep control or allegiance of: lost his temper at the meeting; is losing supporters by changing his mind.
6. To fail to win; fail in: lost the game; lost the court case.
Now, do you 'lose' or 'loose' when the AI kicks your butt in GalCiv2?
I swear, the number of times I see 'loose' instead of 'lose' makes me think that it must be considered appropriate spelling over in America . . . I just don't see how so many people can use it
1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.
5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.
6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.
7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.
8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.
9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.
11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.
LOSE
1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys.
2. To be deprived of (something one has had): lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job.
3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of: lost his wife.
4. To be unable to keep alive: a doctor who has lost very few patients.
5. To be unable to keep control or allegiance of: lost his temper at the meeting; is losing supporters by changing his mind.
6. To fail to win; fail in: lost the game; lost the court case.
Now, do you 'lose' or 'loose' when the AI kicks your butt in GalCiv2?
I swear, the number of times I see 'loose' instead of 'lose' makes me think that it must be considered appropriate spelling over in America . . . I just don't see how so many people can use it
