Message-Id: <10586.114361@fatcity.com> From: Dennis Taylor Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:53:43 -0700 Subject: Re: "lose" or "loose" again / Re: How did I lose the TRUNC() [ahem] well, *someone* missed the thread. :-) The use of "lose" in this context is correct. "loose" would be wrong. "lose" is pronounced with a zed-like sound for the s, and it means more-or-less the opposite of "find". "loose" is pronounced with a hard s, like the beginning of "say", and means more-or-less the opposite of "tight". And BTW just to avoid the egg-on-face effect, I checked these factoids in the Tormont Webster's Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary, ISBN 2-921171-32-5, just before posting this. So don't give me any backtalk. -- Brought to you by the "your/you're" guy. At 04:18 PM 8/10/00 -0800, you wrote: >Lisa, > >This is not a technical answer. > >It's supposed to be "loose", not "lose". > >There was a very important grammatical thread on this a while back >that you mave have missed. :) >ep > >Date sent: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:47:49 -0800 >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > >> How on earth did PL/SQL lose track of the TRUNC function?? Has anyone seen >..........................^^^^ --- Dennis Taylor --- The opinions expressed herein are mine. Get your own opinions!