For the love of the children, will people please stop using LOOSE when they mean LOSE?

Question

It drives me crackers. What drives you crackers?

Answer 1

Pedantic questions.

Answer 2

oh i know im a teacher in england and the times i have to correct work because of stupid misktakes like this

Answer 3

Haha, I thought it was just me. Funny, I was just on another message board and this lady posted a comment about parents not teaching their kids the ABC's and learning the kids how to count. Anyway, she posts on this board a lot and she let it be known she is a schoolteacher and in this same post, she used loose instead of lose.

Answer 4

too, to, two

where, we're, were

its, it's

whose, who's

Those drive me crazy as well!

Matt

Answer 5

That drives me crazy, too! I get annoyed when people on here are so terrible at spelling you can barely understand what they are asking or answering. Why give advice if you can't spell??!! It couldn't possibly be wonderful advice if the person doesn't even know how to spell, right?

Answer 6

Well that drives me crackers too! Really does! I guess some other things that drives me crackers are:

* I have to help my mom use the friggin remote control!

* People who change channels on the TV TOO slowly

* snoring

* people who slurp when they eat or drink! OMG that makes me wanna scream!

* the sound of a dog lapping or slurping from tis bowl!

* fat women who wear hip hugger jeans and/or tank tops or TUBE tops!!

* People who drive less than 55 in a 55 mph zone!!.....or anyone who drives insanely BELOW the limit!

* Drivers who dotn signal before they turn or change lanes

* my cat sleeping on my car!!

* a chick from work who honestly THINKS  and insists thatshe has naturally curly hair and she DOENST!!!! ( I DO!!!)

*People who dont bother to pick up and comfort their screaming infants........

.........I could go on all day about my peeves......but i wont.

Answer 7

not all of the people around here are native english speakers, at least they're trying... think of it this way.. if you run into a foreigner in the street asking you about directions or so in a poor language you will try your best to understand and help him, won't you? people resort to yahoo answers bec. they believe they'll get the best help possible from you guys, you should be proud that people are trying their best to use your language...so take it easy.....