Hello,
I am your resident grammarian and today I am here to explain about two words that are often misused.
LOSE:
I don't want to lose my keys, so I always hang them on a hook when I come home.
I hate to lose a game of Scrabble!
I'm going to lose those last twelve lbs. if it is the last thing I do!
LOOSE:
The laundry was loose on the line and flapping in the wind.
Letting your dogs run loose is very dangerous.
My wheel bearings wore out, and my tire came loose and fell off in traffic!
Used Together!
I don't want to lose the lawsuit about my loose tire hitting that Jaguar XKE!
Lose: You can lose a game, your keys, or your car in the parking lot! If you want something gone, you want it lost. You want to lose it.
Loose: You can have a loose tooth, loose morals, and get loose after a few drinks. Some people have been accused of having loose morals. Some people have been accused of having a screw loose!
Fred staggered out of the bar. "Taxshi!" he yelled. He was quite loose by this point, having consumed more than his share of the pitcher and several doubles on the side. "I don' wanna lose my lishence! Where's th' shtupid tashxkey?"
He bumped into the bouncer, who was standing with his arms folded loosely. The bouncer shoved him away and the drunk smacked into the porch rail, mouth open, and came up with a bloody lip. "HEY, buddy! I don' wanna lose my teeth ya moron!"
The bouncer had had a bad night, and being called a moron caused him to lose his temper. Suffice to say that the drunk went home with more than a few loose teeth. And those were the ones he didn't lose.
