[leoncaruthers]

[from the Hollywood's loosers] Loose: not tight. Lose: not win. Loser: didn't win. Loosers: not a word. Nitpicking, I know, but it's not hard to get this right, and it makes us look as dumb as DU when it's on the front page.

[hispanarepublicana]

Admin: Can you please correct the spelling in the title so we FReepers won't look like "loosers"?

[wildbill]

This error (loose for lose) is so common that I fear the proper spelling will be lost over time. I've even found it once in an editorial of the Houston Chronicle.

A product of the "phonics generation" I'm afraid. Phonics may be a fast way to learn to read, but it has a downside in accurate spelling.

[Tolik]

Thanks. I never paid attention to that. :^)