loose => lose. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose http://www.merria... | Hacker News

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peterfirefly on Dec 30, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Software engineers should write

loose => lose.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose

This is a common error for the natives as well so don't feel bad about it.

[Edit: I a word]

josephlord on Dec 30, 2014 [–]

It often seems like most use on Hacker News gets this wrong (so it isn't surprising people pick up bad habits when learning English) and I regularly have to resist my inner pedant.

If the screw is too loose it could fall off and you might lose it.

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