*cries* Spelling bees, we have lost

[gemfyre]

I am seeing the word "loose" used where "lose" should be more and more in documents where it SHOULD be spelled right.

I think it's becoming a common way to spell "lose".

This is a sad sad time.

Comments

[ex-myladysi.livejournal.com]

How...disappointing.

Just further proof of the decline of the English language. ::sigh::

[morninglord.livejournal.com]

Let me get this clear. They're using "loose" when they should be using "lose", in the context of "Yes, you will lose! Muahahah! Etc etc and so forth."
Right?
Cos if they are, then they are stupid, and need to learn that a spellchecker does not equal "I dont have to proof read this document! Aren't I a moron for relying on Microsoft to know how to spell things correctly!"

[just-laura.livejournal.com]

I hate that. There's a person I know online who's very, very intelligent but yet uses that spelling every single time she uses the word. If it becomes an acceptable substitute for the correct spelling, I'm going to start speaking some other language.