"Lose" vs "Loose": Let's Get It Right, Eh?
 

Could some of you get the difference straight please?

"Lose" is what you do at the casino.

"Loose" is what your GF's pussy gets after a kid or two is shoved out of it.

"lose (lz)
v. lost (lôst, lst), los·ing, los·es
v.tr.
1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys.
2.
a. To be deprived of (something one has had): lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job.
b. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of: lost his wife.
c. To be unable to keep alive: a doctor who has lost very few patients.
3. To be unable to keep control or allegiance of: lost his temper at the meeting; is losing supporters by changing his mind.
4. To fail to win; fail in: lost the game; lost the court case.
5. To fail to use or take advantage of: Don't lose a chance to improve your position.
6. To fail to hear, see, or understand: We lost the plane in the fog. I lost her when she started speaking about thermodynamics.
7.
a. To let (oneself) become unable to find the way.
b. To remove (oneself), as from everyday reality into a fantasy world.
8. To rid oneself of: lost five pounds.
9. To consume aimlessly; waste: lost a week in idle occupations.
10. To wander from or become ignorant of: lose one's way.
11.
a. To elude or outdistance: lost their pursuers.
b. To be outdistanced by: chased the thieves but lost them.
12. To become slow by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece.
13. To cause or result in the loss of: Failure to reply to the advertisement lost her the job.
14. To cause to be destroyed. Usually used in the passive: Both planes were lost in the crash.
15. To cause to be damned.
v.intr.
1. To suffer loss.
2. To be defeated.
3. To operate or run slow. Used of a timepiece.
Phrasal Verb:
lose out
To fail to achieve or receive an expected gain.
Idioms:
lose it Slang
1. To lose control; blow up.
2. To become deranged or mentally disturbed.
3. To become less capable or proficient; decline.
lose out on
To miss (an opportunity, for example).
lose time
1. To operate too slowly. Used of a timepiece.
2. To delay advancement.
[Middle English losen, from Old English losian, to perish, from los, loss; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved."

"Loose":

"loose (ls)
adj. loos·er, loos·est
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.
adv.
In a loose manner.
v. loosed, loos·ing, loos·es
v.tr.
1. To let loose; release: loosed the dogs.
2. To make loose; undo: loosed his belt.
3. To cast loose; detach: hikers loosing their packs at camp.
4. To let fly; discharge: loosed an arrow.
5. To release pressure or obligation from; absolve: loosed her from the responsibility.
6. To make less strict; relax: a leader's strong authority that was loosed by easy times.
v.intr.
1. To become loose.
2. To discharge a missile; fire.
Idiom:
on the loose
1. At large; free.
2. Acting in an uninhibited fashion.
[Middle English louse, los, from Old Norse lauss; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]
loosely adv.
looseness n.
Synonyms: loose, lax, slack1
These adjectives mean not tautly bound, held, or fastened: loose reins; a lax rope; slack sails.
Antonym: tight

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved."

:2 cents:

What a looser.

Eye sea you're pointe.

Also get the difference between "to" and "too"........

I would like a tutorial for there, their, and they're please.

Thank you for taking the time to clear this up, seriously. Haha.

Make a tutorial for people from india and uae on over-using the term "sir".

lose the attitude you loose loser

No shit!

That one drives me fucking MAD!

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Pardon me but Go Fuck Yourself!

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Waste of time. People in India are still taught Victoran British English in schools and in its own way it is much more respectful than the shit spoken elsewhere.

:2 cents:

EYE, MATEY!

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I didn't even know lose vs loose was a thing. I'm aware of your vs you're, to vs too, and effect vs affect.

this thread is not about bitcoins?

Your wish is my command!

So let it be written, so let it be done!:

http://www.better-english.com/easier/theyre.htm

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-There,-Their-and-They%27re

"They're, their, there;
American spelling practice

"They're - There - Their" are pronounced the same,
but spelled differently according to usage:

"There" refers to a place.
Examples: There is a library in the first building. It is over there.
Hint: If you can use the word "here," you have it right!

"They're" is a contraction of "they are"
Example: They're not in this building.
Hint: "They" is a pronoun and "are" is the verb.
If you can substitute "We are" you have it right!

"Their" is the posessive pronoun.
Example: Their library is located on the next street.
Hint: If you can substitute "our" you have it right!"

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I quit dealing with most of them. Most of the time they call me sir about 4-5 times in each sentence and it's like HEY, enough with the sir's already, f***!

Loose like a wizard sleeve.

They are not pronounced the same to a native English, English speaker, who has been tought properly. Same as Nathan and the incorrect Naffan.

They're when spoken correctly, will sound like similar to Tar.

There will sound like Care.

And Their will sound like Air.

I am OK with Loose and Lose - and the There, Their and They're thing - I cock up on to and too sometimes - I am not sure about effect and affect, I don't think about it when I and typing it. I think I get it right...

Aren't you a man who dressed like a woman but still tries to look like a man? You Loose!!!

Effects affect.

You're fighting a losing battle. Too many posters- who speak English as their native language, mind you- still say "should of", could of" and "would of" even after being reminded it's wrong a hundred times. Almost like they're proud of being ignorant.

you could of be kinda right here :thumbsup

how is your clit today you old freak?

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bwahaha 8

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