> (okay, admit it, haven't we all called up a
> word processor at least
> once exclusively to check the spelling of a single
> word because 'I can't
> remember where I put that paper dictionary'? I know
> I have).
Guilty as charged ;)
> No, the interesting phenomenon is loose vs. lose.
> I've seen technical
> material that is otherwise perfectly spelled, but
> lose is misspelled
> consistently.
Hmm, I'd noticed the misuse before, but hadn't paid
that much attention to it, now that you mention it
though it does seem to happen frequently.
- Anita
(Still does technical editing on paper with a red pen).
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Received on Thu Jul 20 2000 - 02:11:40 CDT
