Once and for all!

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Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:04pm

LOSE
v. lost, (lôst, lst) los·ing, los·es
v. tr.
To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay: He's always losing his car keys.
To be deprived of (something one has had): lost her art collection in the fire; lost her job.
To be left alone or desolate because of the death of: lost his wife.
To be unable to keep alive: a doctor who has lost very few patients.
To be unable to keep control or allegiance of: lost his temper at the meeting; is losing supporters by changing his mind.

LOOSE
adj. loos·er, loos·est
Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.

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Updated On: 6/30/05 at 12:04 PM

#2

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:07pm

LUCY
n. wife of Desi

#3

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:09pm

You me "losted" is not a word, as in "I losted it". Oops.

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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson

#4

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:09pm

Thank you, Rath, for that public service... here's another:

mute adj.
1. Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.

moot noun
1. A hypothetical case argued by law students as an exercise.

It is a MOOT point, not a MUTE point! AARRRGHHHH!!!

I'm loosing it...

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Updated On: 6/30/05 at 12:09 PM

#5

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:11pm

Anyone care to open the "they're/their" door?

Or perhaps the "then/than" catastrophe?

#6

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:11pm

and it's "play it by EAR" not "play it by YEAR"

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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson

#7

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:13pm

OH! OH!

And the word is PROBABLY -- not PROLLY.

#8

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:15pm

...and on February 14th, we send ValentiNe cards, NOT ValentiMe cards...

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#9

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:15pm

Thanks Rath! That drives me crazy as well. Here's another:

The Mojave is a desert.
Bananas Foster is a dessert.

It's really not that difficult.

And as a reminder...

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Updated On: 6/30/05 at 12:15 PM

#10

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:15pm

Moo point, it's like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter, it's Moo.

Also, the your / you're thing drives me insane. And Rath thank you for the heads up I'd just made that exact mistake (please tell me that's not what started this)

#11

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:16pm

And it's "if I were..." not "if I was..."

Irks me to no end.,

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#12

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:16pm

Thanks for the list Matt. The "would of" thing makes me insane.

#13

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:17pm

You put loose change in your pocket.

If there's a hole in your pocket, you will lose it.

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"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#14

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:21pm

I would've done it *AS IN* I would HAVE

NOT

I would of

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#15

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:23pm

helpful hint: that last comment also works with other words in the "ould" family - could, should, etc., etc.

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#16

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:24pm

The hot weather will AFFECT you.

I'm not saying what kind of EFFECT it will have.

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 12:24 PM

#17

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:27pm

Good one.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#18

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:27pm

and of course there is good and well.

He did a good job, he did it well.

and my personal favorite, affect versus effect

The possible effect of war affected me far greater than the actual event.

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#19

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:30pm

Is Bananas Foster the sibling that Sutton and Hunter don't talk about?

#20

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:30pm

Thanks to its constant misuse, "would of" is now in the OED as an acceptable alternative to "would have". How long before they list "definately" as an acceptable alternative to "definitely"?

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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

#21

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:34pm

Seriously, pop?? That makes me a bit queasy.

And wildcat, as always, I LOVE YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#22

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:35pm

You must all read a novel called "Riddley Walker" by Russell Hoban ("Turtle Diary"). He predicted the disintegration of the English language in this very fashion over thirty five years ago.

#23

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:38pm

Rath, sadly I am very serious.

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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

#24

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:39pm

You are correct, wildcat. As a matter of fact, Bananas Foster is the youngest member of the ape chorus in Disney Present Tarzan.

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"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#25

re: Once and for all!

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:39pm

Christ, wildcat, is there anything you don't know/can't reference? Is your mind a computer chip?

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson