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Subject:	Re: Grammar alert (was Re: Lego CNN article - 1000 loose job? Whats UP?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Sat, 6 Feb 1999 16:44:28 GMT
Reply-To:	johnneal@uswestANTISPAM.net
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I stand corrected (I think). Now I must hunt down the derivations of ballo, but that can wait. Tell me more about the 1000 jobs at Lego and where do I apply? :) John > > > Some info from Merriam Webster:The only correct use of loose in the sentence > "1000 loose job" would mean > "there are 1000 open jobs at Lego that need to be filled." While this is > grammatically acceptable, it is not correct given the context of the > article. > > Jesse >

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		Re: Grammar alert (was Re: Lego CNN article - 1000 loose job? Whats UP?)
John Neal wrote in message <36BB5E5B.5B8F5EC9@u...st.net>... (...) I (...) loose (...) may (...) I don't know where you got this understanding, but you might want to put it back. Lost is past tense of lose. Loosed is the past tense of loose. If your (...) (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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