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Bitch, Bitch, Bitch
Shasta542:
Yes. People who have written, spoken, and read English all their lives should be aware of the difference. Those two are always in the "often confused" lists, though.
Actually "loose" is pronounced as rhyming with "goose" and "lose" rhymes with "blues".
I also fight a losing battle trying to get students to use "too" the correct way. They want to use "to" for "to much homework" or whatever! And "their" for "over their" :P
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Shasta542 on September 02, 2007, 03:10:22 pm ---Yes. People who have written, spoken, and read English all their lives should be aware of the difference. Those two are always in the "often confused" lists, though.
Actually "loose" is pronounced as rhyming with "goose" and "lose" rhymes with "blues".
I also fight a losing battle trying to get students to use "too" the correct way. They want to use "to" for "to much homework" or whatever! And "their" for "over their" :P
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Are you a teacher Shasta? Good Lord! You've probably rolled over a few times after reading some of my posts! :laugh:
Can you believe I've actually been to college? More than once!! haha. Bad English is just pure laziness on my part.
Or pure carelessness.
Or forgetting to use the spell checker before I press the post button.
Or a combination of all of the above! :laugh:
;) ;) :D
injest:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on September 02, 2007, 02:21:10 pm ---Hi Opinionista. Yes, I'm aware of the many posters out there for whom English is not the native tongue. And they have my admiration and respect, believe me; I could never write in a second language half as well as they (or you).
No, I saw it posted (for about the 1000th time) by a native English speaker who self-identifies as a "author, journalist and editor" so I figured bitching is within my rights!
;D
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in my mind a bitch is just that....a moment of exasperation...not pointed at anyone in particular and just random venting
as long as it doesn't get personal you're fine, ladies... ;)
ifyoucantfixit:
It seems to me the English language is fraught with places that make the proper spelling and usage difficult at times. Exasperating aot others...Lose and Loose, Two Too and To. Then and Than, Their and There and They're . Your and You're. Its difficult at times not to get frustrated with the errors of spelling and usage. Particularly when you are reading text.
I tend to" let be" most times, and try to just grit my teeth. I have learned from past experiences, that people are very sensitive about such criticisms...
But Laura, this is the bitch thread, and you are certainly entitled to make yours to...too. two.. :laugh:
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Susiebell on September 02, 2007, 08:53:40 pm ---
So why do the Americans and the British spell things differently?? >:(
Susie
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Um, cuz you guys are really into vowels? LOL, I have no clue!
L
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