Are we "loosing" the word "lose" entirely?

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Why does it seem practically everyone on the internet--even intelligent people that spell everything else correctly and use correct grammar--use the word "loose" and "loosing" instead of "lose" and "losing"? 
Usually on the internet and texting things get shorter, not longer, so why in this case do so many use the longer word? 

Do you think they know there are two different words?

aida · Accepted Answer

I suppose the mistake arises from the fact that "loose" is spelled (vowel-wise, anyway) the way "lose" is pronounced.  However, I hope that the people who confuse them don't write "whoose" for "whose"!  Maybe if people could remember that "lose" rhymes with "whose" and "loose" rhymes with "moose," it would help!

An even worse confusion, to me anyway, is the one between "lay " and "lie."  A surprising number of supposedly well-educated people say  things like "You'd better lay down" and "That man laid on the sidewalk for an hour."

Jules · Answer

Sadly, I think many people DON'T know they are two different words.. I have 4 grand children and have helped them with their spelling for several years now I always give them a definition or use their words in sentences when helping them.. I think it helps to strengthen their vocabulary and helps them understand the word and the spelling better.  Even more sad is the fact that what children are being taught in school now days doesn't come close to what kids learned 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago.. The quality of children's education is partly to blame for kids not knowing how to spell or the correct use of words.. Teachers, I am not assigning blame you are teaching the curriculum the schools require. Phonics use to be a major part of the teaching process.  I think if teachers (schools) went back to that, it would improve the quality of proper use, and spelling of the English language..

bill · Answer

I had to look this up because I thought I was going insane. No such word as "Loosing". Anyone who uses it is internet educated and terminally dumb.

? · Answer

Seriously

*~STEVIE~* *~B~* · Answer

Yes we`ve lost the meaning of the word lose and loose doesn`t seem to fit any more.

Are we "loosing" the word "lose" entirely?

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