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[Closed] PSA: "loose" is the opposite of "tight"

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Whereas [i]"lose"[/i] is the opposite of [i]"gain"[/i] / [i]"win"[/i] / [i]"find"[/i].

Examples:

[i]"The bolt was [b]loose[/b]."[/i]

[i]"If I [b]lose[/b] any more weight then my trousers will be too [b]loose[/b]."[/i]

[i]"You are a [b]loser[/b]."[/i]

http://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=lose&title=21st
http://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=loose&title=21st

That is all. 😀


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 4:39 pm
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😆

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Posted : 15/01/2013 4:41 pm
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Coincidence I'm sure 😀


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 4:42 pm
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I am at a loose to understand WTF this is about


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 4:44 pm
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Good pedant post bar the incorrect use of speech marks plus other punctuation errors in the first line. 😀


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 4:44 pm
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Good pedant post bar the incorrect use of speech marks plus other punctuation errors in the first line.

Good retort, bar the lack of punctuation to separate your clauses. 😉


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 4:47 pm
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Some people have really loosed the sense of humour on this.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 4:57 pm
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'cohered' does not mean 'coerced'.
'muted' does not mean 'mooted'.
🙂


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:00 pm
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Doh 😡


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:03 pm
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[i]'muted' does not mean 'mooted'.[/i]

I was keeping quiet on that one...


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:05 pm
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Good retort, bar the lack of punctuation to separate your clauses.

I blame Thatcher for trying to make us a clauseless society.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:16 pm
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Are we really? Who the hell's gonna deliver all the Christmas presents?


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:18 pm
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Your so right. I would of mentioned it if you hadn't.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:20 pm
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U pendantic looser.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:22 pm
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As a none-pedant, this is uninteresting.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:27 pm
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Are you sure he's not trying to loose his belly fat? He may be wanting to improve his truffle shuffle but his tight belly fat is preventing perfection.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:28 pm
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I wasn't really intending to pick on richieokeefe1 by the way. (Though that thread is full of people "loosing" weight)

A [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/search.php?q=loose ]quick forum search[/url] shows this is a regular problem:

If you store anything in the 'cloud' i.e Flickr, Picasa, Dropbox, you name it, be prepared to [b]loose[/b] access to them at some point.. (m1kea)

You can kinda [b]loose[/b] alittle bit of love for the bike bit by bit. (hora)

3. NONE i would kill myslef/[b]loose[/b] license.. (Sui)

You won't [b]loose[/b] your NCB as long as the other party is pays out, (maccruiskeen)

... Exactly as per above. If you play by PayPals (fairly reasonable)rules you have little to [b]loose[/b]. (plyphon)

As other have said, try not to [b]loose[/b] the simplicity though (blurty)

or should I just accept that we'll [b]loose[/b] everything? (JEngledow)

unless its broke of course and you [b]loose[/b] the fee and have not got it fixed (trail_rat)

somehow managed to [b]loose[/b] my wallet the way there (kimbers)

etc etc etc

Your awl stoopid! 😆


 
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Hallelujah and praise be for your courage in speaking out. This is a constant annoyance to me but I prefer to deal with it by storing pent up rage. It's how I roll. 😀

Loose trousers
Lose the game


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:51 pm
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Good advise that!


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:57 pm
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[url= http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling ]http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling[/url]


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 5:59 pm
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I do "definetely" a lot. Or should I say

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Posted : 15/01/2013 6:04 pm
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And another thing - when did 'thankyou' become one word??? Ggggnnnnn!


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 6:11 pm
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Sticky spacebar. There you go.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 6:23 pm
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Mr sparkle; it's going that way.

Thank you.

Thank-you.

Thankyou.

I personnally like 'thank-you'. It has a certain finesse.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 6:28 pm
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It really annoys me when people put "then" instead of "than" but maybe I just didn't go to that lesson. Which is very possible.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 6:32 pm
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[i]Sticky spacebar.[/i]

less of that about since the Friday Kylie's were abandoned.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 6:52 pm
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Agree with the OP . Also why do people write and say " hence why " .
The word hence means that is why .


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 7:05 pm
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"myriad of"

Technically it's acceptable, but the 'of' is still superfluous.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 7:09 pm
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"Pin number" P.I.N. Personal Identification Number .


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 7:29 pm
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Ramsey Neil add to that from whence.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 8:48 pm
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'Rediculous' seems to be getting very common. At first I thought it was some ironic internetz meme but now I'm not so sure.


 
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I thought the oppose of 'tight' was 'generous'?

Good retort, bar the lack of punctuation to separate your clauses.

Good retort bar the superfluous comma.


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 9:31 pm

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