clemlaw 55 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 As my sainted ninth-grade English teacher taught, "loose goose lose whose". Just remember which one it rhymes with, and you can't go wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
GKlose 24 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 A few weeks ago, a young Scout sent me an email request for a "border review." :-) Link to post Share on other sites
skeptic 997 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 I would probably put something like "tu" or "tew" or something denoting the spelling sounds, and it would use quotation marks of other set off indicators. Same could be done with other words. Link to post Share on other sites
frankpalazzi 62 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Ohh..the loose/lose thing drives me NUTS!!! I've seen the error in our local newspaper, repeatedly!!! I just bite my tongue... Link to post Share on other sites
SeattlePioneer 144 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Just ignore it. Almost anything makes "text speak" look like something by a famous writer. Link to post Share on other sites
SeattlePioneer 144 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 As an example of that, here the post above translated into text speak: ignore it. almst NEfin maks "text speak" l%k lk somit by a fmos ritR. http://www.lingo2word.com/translatetxt.php Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3452 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Watt chuse guys talkin bout? Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 we should distinguish amoung the various vocabulary ills of which we speak. There is the story of the Heir to the largest Hare farm in all of Texas who due to chemotherapy had no hair Or is that neither hear nor their? I meant here nor they're I mean........ oh forget it(This message has been edited by OldGreyEagle) Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 He was,like, "I have to go to school now, but mom was like 'don't forget your lunch' but I was like, 'got it, mom' and she was like 'ok, have a good day' and I was like "see ya later, mom'. I mean, she's a smart lady, and she's like only 45 years old, so she should be like aware of my like responsible nature, don'tcha think?" Link to post Share on other sites
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