Originally posted on August 13, 2008. time for a reminder.
sorry about this, but Instapundit reminded of something I wanted to say now that I have a blog.
If you don’t win, you “lose.”
If something isn’t tight, it is “loose.”
If you consistently fail to achieve victory, then you are a “loser.”
If something is less tight than it was before, then it is “looser.”
Thank you for indulging me on this. you may now continue with your regularly scheduled internet surfing.
UPDATE: another egregious example of this awful misusage. By someone who should know better, a CNN producer:
NYC-St Vincent’s hosptial closes this morning after 160 years. 3500 loosing thir jobs. (I remember they treated tons of 9-11 victims, sad)
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