Thursday, July 10, 2008

Criminal Sentence 53: Lose or Loose?

From the directions to a game my daughter got for her birthday:

"If the pyramid falls, you loose."

Way to teach those young ones good spelling.

"Lose" means not win. "Loose" means not tight.
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4 comments:

  1. Zachariah ParryJuly 10, 2008 at 11:14 AM

    I just read an excerpt from a letter that I thought you would appreciate:

    "Your client can, at his soul cost, begin his audit at any time during regular business hours."

    That's one audit I wouldn't be able to afford.

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  2. The Sentence SleuthJuly 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM

    That is hilarious!!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    In Criminal Sentence 52 you said "only one exclamation point is necessary." But then again,immediately afterward you've used two. Any afterthoughts or emphasis?

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  4. The Sentence SleuthSeptember 12, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Anonymous, I guess I should follow my own advice!! (I mean, advice!)
    :)
    Will try not to overdo the exclamation points!

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