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Robs Posted 19 years ago
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LOSE AND LOOSE

LOSE AND LOOSE
THEY OFTEN MAKE ME LOST. HELP!
  

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Robs LOSE AND LOOSE THEY OFTEN MAKE ME LOST. HELP! You lose something, when it is no longer in your possession.

  • Robs LOSE AND LOOSE THEY OFTEN MAKE ME LOST.
  • HELP!
  • You lose something, when it is no longer in your possession.
  • I've lost the cheque you sent (simple past tense of 'lose') me.
  • Things which are loose are not not tight or close-fitting.
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RobsLOSE AND LOOSE
THEY OFTEN MAKE ME LOST. HELP!
You lose something, when it is no longer in your possession. I've lost the cheque you sent (simple past tense of 'lose') me.

Things which are loose are not not tight or close-fitting. My glasses are loose.
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Robs, if it makes you feel better, I often type the wrong one and have to go back and fix it.

YL gave you good examples. Loose is more often adjective: The dog is loose, my glasses are loose, I have a loose tooth. Think of it as "not held tightly together" (in the case of the dog, not held on a leash).

You CAN use loose as a verb, but it's rather poetic. (Let loose the hounds of

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