'Loose' and 'Lose'.

Right behind you Greatnan

Wait for me Gn........

I think I have had enough of this now, but before I leave the thread I would like to clear up some misconceptions.
1. I have never criticised the spelling or grammar of any individual member.
2. The confusion between these two words seems to be very common.
3. I thought people would be glad of a simple explanation of the difference.
4. I am an experienced remedial teacher and several members of my own family are dyslexic - so I know full well that difficulties with spelling do not reflect low intelligence or bad education.

Now I will leave my usual detractors to carry on the good work!

And oi cor rede me own riting!

We cor rite either!

It's a well known fact that doctors can't spell, jeni; at least the one in my family can't.

I cor spel, it's wot cums from being a wedgeburyite!

No individual need feel 'got at' because the error has occurred throughout many posts by more than one g'netter. In fact, it was always obvious to me what the poster meant and as long as the context is clear, I'm not going to get my red pen out.

Oh no! I hope not! That doesn't happen on GN.

I reckon the best way to improve any little shortcomings in spelling and grammar (everyone has a blind spot somewhere) is to read the correct version so many times that it becomes second nature to use that. Reading a lot of decently-written books helps, and so does good but not harsh teaching from the start of school.

Some people absorb spellings more easily than others, perhaps because their brains are more visual, but others find sayings like "I hope you can hop on one foot" or "Here is almost there" useful.

Greatnan was not picking on anyone - I have seen loose (to rhyme with goose and moose) when I thought the poster meant lose (to rhyme with booze and shoes) but I could not tell you where so no-one needs to feel got-at.

Should a loose goose try to lose the booze? No, because that will just make it type "looze" - what a daft language!

Cliqueyness alert!!

Just teasing move I got it in one..and so did you

Didn't mean to do that Nanado just meant to follow your lead.

That should be 'And' not 'BAnd'. The use of the word 'simplesh' is deliberate.

This thread made me realise - it doesn't matter how many helpful hints I give my husband to distinguish between e.g. "off" and "of" - because he doesn't get it - he doesn't get it! BAnd what's more, if he did, he wouldn't make that error! [lightbulb moment]. For those who do get it, it's simplesh. For others, never will be.

movedalot wasn't around earlier!!!! You make me sound like my MIL known as NanaNono, because she was so negative!

I read most of them but it's not obvious to me either! Not important, it was a general observation.

Nonoda

geatnon is back

Didn't someone say it was obvious who it was about? Not to me it wasn't but I don't read all threads.

Only just got back to this, and I would like to say that I would never have mentioned this (and I'm fairly sure that Greatnan wouldn't either) if it was only one person posting it.
However, it happens such a lot.......... stopping digging now

You are right, nonu, and if you read the OP you will see that no poster was corrected. A useful grammatical distinction was highlighted and the OP went out of her way to be apologetic about it so that no-one could possibly feel personally "corrected".

No prob, gknot

I thought I read some back that it was not forum etiquette , to correct another poster .

Could be wrong !

hmmm

Thanks Bags, was #justsaying.