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booshslashhavenThis will probably not even get posted but this has been driving me mad for SO LONG I JUST HAVE TO--
Loose (loos): adjective. Free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
Lose (looz): verb. To come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
It's a one letter difference that TOTALLY changes the context of things and really, really throws me, and others, when reading. I just want to educate you guys. : (
Loose (loos): adjective. Free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
Lose (looz): verb. To come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
It's a one letter difference that TOTALLY changes the context of things and really, really throws me, and others, when reading. I just want to educate you guys. : (
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Date: 2009-01-20 08:19 am (UTC)That is all.
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Date: 2009-01-20 08:42 am (UTC)And while we're on the subject:
"I got more and more like Fat Fug Elvis as this tour went on." Said Noel.
Please don't. :( Betas are lovely nice kind people who don't bite, even if they are grammar-slags. They LIKE spending hours of their time fixing commas. Give them a thrill and email somebody off the list, pleeeaaase. ♥
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Date: 2009-01-20 10:00 am (UTC)(I know I'm not perfect, I make mistakes I know. But that one just bugs me.)
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Date: 2009-01-20 10:24 am (UTC)And the words "heel" and "peek" have two Es when you're talking about that bit on the end of your foot, and looking quickly at something, rather than fixing people up, or the bit at the top of a mountain.
I could go on. *is grammar-slag and proud*
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Date: 2009-01-20 10:54 am (UTC)Although I know I let slip questionable stuff every now and there because English is not my first language...
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Date: 2009-01-20 11:17 am (UTC)(Does anyone else pick out mistakes like that in newspapers, magazines, menus, handouts teachers have given you, etc? Or is it just me? I sometimes go find a pen and correct them...*facepalm*)
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Date: 2009-01-20 11:28 am (UTC)LOL I totally do that too.
YAY grammar. :)
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Date: 2009-01-20 11:53 am (UTC)Having said that, I'd be happy to offer my services as a beta to anyone that needs a hand. I'm not perfect, though I may pretend to be, and I definitely don't bite :)
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Date: 2009-01-20 12:10 pm (UTC)Get out.
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Date: 2009-01-20 12:44 pm (UTC)I wish it was only ficcers who got it wrong, and not professionals writing serious letters. Frankly it annoys me less with ficcers, although it irks me anyway.
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Date: 2009-01-20 04:06 pm (UTC)Also, even though it's all about American English, I would recommend Strunk and White's The Elements of Style to anyone, whether you need a reference guide or you're just a grammar nerd. It has some great sections on commonly misspelled and misused words and it's genuinely fun to read. Plus it was co-written by the guy who wrote Charlotte's Web. It's all online, but there's also a cute little illustrated hardcover version. STRUNK AND WHITE ARE NOT PAYING ME, I SWEAR.
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Date: 2009-01-20 04:21 pm (UTC)Thanks for posting!
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