Do you know which caption is correct?
The envelope please. The answer, middle graders, texters, and Internet users, is #1. This boy is going to lose a tooth. His tooth is loose, so he's going to lose it.
If you weren't sure which caption was correct, welcome to the Lose Loose Club! Recently, Mizz C. began to notice mix-ups on the Internet about when to use "lose" and when to use "loose." This had to stop. Mizz C. hereby provides a show and tell on "lose" and "loose."
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| 1. This boy is going to lose a tooth. 2. This boy is going to loose a tooth. |
If you weren't sure which caption was correct, welcome to the Lose Loose Club! Recently, Mizz C. began to notice mix-ups on the Internet about when to use "lose" and when to use "loose." This had to stop. Mizz C. hereby provides a show and tell on "lose" and "loose."
LOSE:
Rhymes with: ooze, use, shoes, and tattoos--zzzz sound endings
Definitions: to misplace, disappear, or fail to win
Related words: lost, losing, loser
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| Heads I win, tails you lose! |
LOOSE:
Rhymes with: moose, goose, papoose--ssss sound endings
Definitions: baggy, relaxed, unfitted, not attached, scattered
Related words: loosen, looser as in "This shoe is looser than that one."
Related words: loosen, looser as in "This shoe is looser than that one."
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| Are these pants too loose? |
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| I'm just hanging loose today. |
Now Mizz C. is going to hang loose with her family. Maybe tomorrow she'll take on Spell Check, which can't tell the difference between "lose" and "loose."
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