Lose vs. Loose

[Kooky Korky]

Loose = not tight (My shoes are loose, for instance)

Lose = not win; no longer have something you had, like

your job, your benefits, your license, your

sanity, the race you are running, etc.

It troubles me that people usually seem to say "loose" when they actually mean "lose".

I am afraid that I am going to start using "loose" instead of "lose", after reading the error so often in others' posts.

Don't read any malice into what I am saying, just accept it for what I said it is. Thanks.

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

2 minutes ago, mrf0609 said:

A big one for me...asked and axed....

There is no x involved in asking someone something...

Still adjusting to the site. See comment above.

[fourthtimesacharm, CRNA]

when people say supposably instead of supposedly!!! OH this one bugs me big time!

[PudgeMC, ADN]

8 hours ago, BiscuitRN said:

Desert and dessert. Add an extra s because you always want more. I remember a substitute teacher telling me that in the third grade. It might have nothing to do with nursing...but I like dessert.

I always think "Strawberry Shortcake"

[Neo Soldier, BSN, RN]

On 1/9/2019 at 9:48 PM, VivaLasViejas said:

Diffuse and defuse are the ones that irritate me. You don't diffuse an escalating situation, you defuse it. You're not trying to spread the situation around, you're trying to reduce the danger or tension in it! ?

I honestly didn't even know defuse was a word. Thanks for clarifying. I always thought it was diffuse.

[Hoosier_RN, MSN]

There, their, they’re...

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

2 hours ago, mrf0609 said:

A big one for me...asked and axed....

There is no x involved in asking someone something...

Omg. Thank you for being one of the so few people besides me who even notice that people SAY THIS!!

It drives me bat shit.

Also :MINES. Mine, with an S. NO S! No S! This is not a word and you sound grossly uneducated and unsophisticated when saying it, please stop!!

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

It is however, good to be aware of regional dialects. If one grows up saying "axing" instead of "asking", and everyone around them does as well, it is not necessary wrong, or uneducated. When a Brit pronounces aluminum differently that an American, do you think they are uneducated?

I live near the Canadian border and often hear people say "eh" at the end of a question, much the way I would say right? or huh? "It's chilly today, eh?"

[kakamegamama]

I'm not sure why your bothered by they're use of "lose" vs "loose". If they loose there shoes their won't be a need for them to work, but that might make you're workload heavier. Of course, you can always eat shoot and leave.

[Wuzzie]

10 minutes ago, kakamegamama said:

I'm not sure why your bothered by they're use of "lose" vs "loose". If they loose there shoes their won't be a need for them to work, but that might make you're workload heavier. Of course, you can always eat shoot and leave.

Cringing!?

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

22 hours ago, kakamegamama said:

I'm not sure why your bothered by they're use of "lose" vs "loose". If they loose there shoes their won't be a need for them to work, but that might make you're workload heavier. Of course, you can always eat shoot and leave.

?

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

While I might like to know quickly what my patient's oxygen saturation percentage is, I'm often reported a patient's oxygen stat by coworkers. Also, while not every patient has a fever, all patients have a temperature, even if they're dead, so please don't ask me if the patient has a temperature. Phew, nice to get those off my chest and not sound mean....

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

On 1/12/2019 at 8:27 AM, Pixie.RN said:

Ensure vs. insure. Not the same thing! ?

Personally I prefer the Eggnog flavored Ensure. It's even better when well chilled...