Please note the spelling. "Loose" is an adjective, not a verb. So don't tell us about how you would like to loose your virginity but are having trouble because you can't spell.

lose /luz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[looz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, lost, los·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. 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.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
4. to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister.
5. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
6. (of a clock or watch) to run slower by: The watch loses three minutes a day.
7. to give up; forfeit the possession of: to lose a fortune at the gaming table.
8. to get rid of: to lose one's fear of the dark; to lose weight.
9. to bring to destruction or ruin (usually used passively): Ship and crew were lost.
10. to condemn to hell; damn.
11. to have slip from sight, hearing, attention, etc.: to lose him in the crowd.
12. to stray from or become ignorant of (one's way, directions, etc.): to lose one's bearings.
13. to leave far behind in a pursuit, race, etc.; outstrip: She managed to lose the other runners on the final lap of the race.
14. to use to no purpose; waste: to lose time in waiting.
15. to fail to have, get, catch, etc.; miss: to lose a bargain.
16. to fail to win (a prize, stake, etc.): to lose a bet.
17. to be defeated in (a game, lawsuit, battle, etc.): He has lost very few cases in his career as a lawyer.
18. to cause the loss of: The delay lost the battle for them.
19. to let (oneself) go astray, miss the way, etc.: We lost ourselves in the woods.
20. to allow (oneself) to become absorbed or engrossed in something and oblivious to all else: I had lost myself in thought.
21. (of a physician) to fail to preserve the life of (a patient).
22. (of a woman) to fail to be delivered of (a live baby) because of miscarriage, complications in childbirth, etc.
–verb (used without object) 23. to suffer loss: to lose on a contract.
24. to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost.
25. to depreciate in effectiveness or in some other essential quality: a classic that loses in translation.
26. (of a clock, watch, etc.) to run slow.
—Verb phrase27. lose out, to suffer defeat or loss; fail to obtain something desired: He got through the preliminaries, but lost out in the finals.
—Idiom28. lose face. face (def. 48).

I wouldn't loose any sleep over it bro.

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Originally posted by Pangea:
I wouldn't loose any sleep over it bro.

I have been loosing sleep over it for a long time. Perhaps I am a looser. I hope this thread goes on for years and inadvertantly keeps people from talking about how they do not understand how Kerry could loose that election.

Yes, make this a classic. Eye think it needs to be.

The verb is to loosen.
As in loosen that tie or loosen those shackles.

It always irritated me that Bono sings "you broke the bonds and you loosed the chains" in I still haven`t found what I'm looking for.

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Originally posted by QM:
The verb is to loosen.
As in loosen that tie or loosen those shackles.

It always irritated me that Bono sings "you broke the bonds and you loosed the chains" in I still haven`t found what I'm looking for.

Yes, there is indeed a verb form. "Loose" is not it.

Ha, musicians get a free pass. "Loosened the chains" would have been a little awkward. The OED says "loosed" is a proper verb form, however.

Was it Borak that said that his wife's bird was loose like the sleeve of a wizard?

Or was it hanging down like the sleeve of a wizard?

Coriolanus, don't you worry about how much time you loose by occupying yourself with posts like these?

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Originally posted by jms2788:
Coriolanus, don't you worry about how much time you loose by occupying yourself with posts like these?

Never. I am doing the world a service. How can I loose?

Fellow lover of the English tongue spoken properly: it is a battle the philistines will eventually win.

This evening I have been gently guiding my online students to use correctly then/than and affect/effect.

Sometimes I don't know why I even bother.

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Originally posted by Don Charles:
Fellow lover of the English tongue spoken properly: it is a battle the philistines will eventually win.

This evening I have been gently guiding my online students to use correctly then/than and affect/effect.

Sometimes I don't know why I even bother.

Good to know someone else is out there fighting the good fight. I am with you in spirit.

And one other thing. The correct spelling of "yeah" as in "yeah, you're right," is YEAH, not YEA.

I here you on this one 'bro, but I really don't think you will effect too many people with this post. I mean, if the person spells that way to start with, there just not going to take the time to learn the difference anyway.

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i don't understand the point of this post.... are you complaining about people's bad spelling ???? If so, just remember that lots of members on this board are from other countries than the USA (where English is neither the primary nor a spoken language)...

Don't pay him any attention, he's loosing his mind!!

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Originally posted by salibas007:
i don't understand the point of this post.... are you complaining about people's bad spelling ???? If so, just remember that lots of members on this board are from other countries than the USA (where English is neither the primary nor a spoken language)...

That is true, but I think he's talking about people in general. You wouldn't believe the papers some of my fellow students turn in for a grade. I'm not saying I'm a great writer, but I can tell you the difference between there, their, and they're.

Of course, if a person from France doesn't know english well, an exception can be made. In the USA, you should know the difference between common words. English isn't the best put together language in the world, but it's what we have. Personally, I like Italian.

I hope there wasn't two many of dem grammtik errors in that there what I wrote.

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Originally posted by PFSGoldenEagle:
I here you on this one 'bro, but I really don't think you will effect too many people with this post. I mean, if the eprson spells that way to start with, there just not going to take the time to learn the difference anyway.

By the way, it's affect (which is verb, not effect, which is a noun), and they're (as in they are), but you probably don't know the difference either.

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Originally posted by cromag:

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Originally posted by PFSGoldenEagle:
I here you on this one 'bro, but I really don't think you will effect too many people with this post. I mean, if the eprson spells that way to start with, there just not going to take the time to learn the difference anyway.

By the way, it's affect (which is verb, not effect, which is a noun), and they're (as in they are), but you probably don't know the difference either.

I think he did that on purpose.

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Originally posted by jms2788:

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Originally posted by cromag:

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Originally posted by PFSGoldenEagle:
I here you on this one 'bro, but I really don't think you will effect too many people with this post. I mean, if the eprson spells that way to start with, there just not going to take the time to learn the difference anyway.

By the way, it's affect (which is verb, not effect, which is a noun), and they're (as in they are), but you probably don't know the difference either.

I think he did that on purpose.

Yeah, sure.

He used "here" instead of "hear," too. I think he was joking -- Eagle usually writes real good.

I did not single anyone out. And everyone has the right to tell me to go to hell. I viewed this post as more of a PSA addressed "to whom it may concern."

I will not loose faith in my fellow posters!

You Yanks & Anglos could learn something from the French.

In France the Académie française defends the language against contamination and corruption.

In Québec the Office de la Langue Française defends the language against North American Anglo domination.

Needless to say it is a losing battle.

They are like America, who has the Army, Navy, Airforce and Marines defending freedom & democracy across the world.
The battle is the message! Enemies are a requirement of any free, democratic and sane society.