6 2004-12-08 11:51 don't be (a) looser
words
here's another learning experience, folks. i've been seeing this one on the web a lot in the last year: loose used where lose is intended.
loose is pronounced /Looss/ and is usually an adjective, e.g. loose women, but can be used as a verb, e.g. loose the chains of injustice, and seems to be a noun (though perhaps it's really still functioning as adjective) in the phrase "on the loose".
lose is pronounced /Looze/ and is a verb meaning the opposite of to find or to win, e.g. if we lose the game. you never loose a game.