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Grammar alert (was Re: Lego CNN article - 1000 loose job? Whats UP?)
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:22:05 GMT
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This is the third time in a week I've seen this problem, so I have to bring
it up. Loose is not the word you want here. Loose means not tight, or not
secured in one place. I lost weight, now my pants are loose. I left my
front door open and now my three cats are loose. Lose is what you want to
use here. Lose is the opposite of win, gain, earn, etc. You lose
ballgames, races, jobs, money, your marbles, etc.
Consider: If you lose your marbles people might say you have a few loose
screws.
Jesse
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 | | Lego CNN article - 1000 loose job? Whats UP?
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| How can things be so bad? The ZB in my area never can keep legos in stock. The had ~30 Mindstorms on Oct 16 and they were gone by Nov 10th. never to be seen on the shelf again. Is lego just not making enough of the items that people want? I would (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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