Write what you mean. There are big distinctions between lose and loose, both being used as a verb.
To further help you, here are the definitions of both.
Main Entry: loose Function: verb Inflected Form(s): loosed; loosing transitive verb 1 a : to let loose : RELEASE b : to free from restraint 2 : to make loose : UNTIE 3 : to cast loose : DETACH 4 : to let fly : DISCHARGE 5 : to make less rigid, tight, or strict : RELAX intransitive verb : to let fly a missile (as an arrow) : FIRE
Main Entry: lose Pronunciation: 'lüz Function: verb Inflected Form(s): lost/'lost/; losing/'lü-zi[ng]/ Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English lEosan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy transitive verb 1 a : to bring to destruction -- used chiefly in passive construction b : DAMN 2 : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place 3 : to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner 4 a : to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person) b : to fail to keep control of or allegiance of 5 a : to fail to use : let slip by : WASTE b (1) : to fail to win, gain, or obtain (2) : to undergo defeat in c : to fail to catch with the senses or the mind 6 : to cause the loss of 7 : to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain 8 a : to cause to miss one's way or bearings b : to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality 9 a : to wander or go astray from b : to draw away from : OUTSTRIP 10 : to fail to keep in sight or in mind 11 : to free oneself from : get rid of 12 slang : REGURGITATE, VOMIT -- often used in such phrases as lose one's lunch intransitive verb 1 : to undergo deprivation of something of value 2 : to undergo defeat 3 of a timepiece : to run slow - losable/'lü-z&-b&l/ adjective - losableness noun - lose ground : to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve - lose it 1 : to lose touch with reality; also : to go crazy 2 : to become overwhelmed with strong emotion : lose one's composure - lose one's heart : to fall in love
I totally agree!
Linux will never be more than a niche OS for desktop use unless it is convenient to use and can give the user the applications he wants or needs. I experimented with Red Hat Linux for a couple of years, but due to my lack of education, I could never install an application by myself.
I asked questions on the usenet, and you would be disgusted to learn the snide, useless, acronym filled replies I got. For example, one started out "This isn't Kansas, Toto..."
I was on the verge of formatting the Linux box's hard drive and going back to Windows, when I discovered Linspire. Eureka! Linspire and CNR solved the main difficulty with Linux. I, yes me, can install what I want, when I want. No hassle, no problems, no sweat. For the $50 a year I don't spend on Norton anti virus, CNR will keep my programs on its server indefinitely. Furthermore, Linspire allows me to buy one OS and install it on all my computers, no questions, no phone calls, no lies, no hassle.
Should I screw up the computer royally, I can just reinstall Linspire and CNR will reinstall ALL my programs. Did I mention that my programs on CNR would cost at least a thousand dollers in their Windows iterations.
Linspire has all the good features of Linux - no viruses - no crashing - no blue screen of death - without the need for a degree in computer programming. I love it!
I certainly recommend it to any beginner or to any person who doesn't have a fortune tied up in Windows software. [Microsoft's biggest strength is their backward compatibility of programs. Of course they can sell newer versins of their OS without people cringing.]
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Write what you mean. There are big distinctions between lose and loose, both being used as a verb.
/'lost/; losing /'lü-zi[ng]/ /'lü-z&-b&l/ adjective
To further help you, here are the definitions of both.
Main Entry: loose
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): loosed; loosing
transitive verb
1 a : to let loose : RELEASE b : to free from restraint
2 : to make loose : UNTIE
3 : to cast loose : DETACH
4 : to let fly : DISCHARGE
5 : to make less rigid, tight, or strict : RELAX
intransitive verb : to let fly a missile (as an arrow) : FIRE
Main Entry: lose
Pronunciation: 'lüz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): lost
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English lEosan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy
transitive verb
1 a : to bring to destruction -- used chiefly in passive construction b : DAMN
2 : to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place
3 : to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner
4 a : to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person) b : to fail to keep control of or allegiance of
5 a : to fail to use : let slip by : WASTE b (1) : to fail to win, gain, or obtain (2) : to undergo defeat in c : to fail to catch with the senses or the mind
6 : to cause the loss of
7 : to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain
8 a : to cause to miss one's way or bearings b : to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality
9 a : to wander or go astray from b : to draw away from : OUTSTRIP
10 : to fail to keep in sight or in mind
11 : to free oneself from : get rid of
12 slang : REGURGITATE, VOMIT -- often used in such phrases as lose one's lunch
intransitive verb
1 : to undergo deprivation of something of value
2 : to undergo defeat
3 of a timepiece : to run slow
- losable
- losableness noun
- lose ground : to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve
- lose it
1 : to lose touch with reality; also : to go crazy
2 : to become overwhelmed with strong emotion : lose one's composure
- lose one's heart : to fall in love
I totally agree! Linux will never be more than a niche OS for desktop use unless it is convenient to use and can give the user the applications he wants or needs. I experimented with Red Hat Linux for a couple of years, but due to my lack of education, I could never install an application by myself. I asked questions on the usenet, and you would be disgusted to learn the snide, useless, acronym filled replies I got. For example, one started out "This isn't Kansas, Toto ..."
I was on the verge of formatting the Linux box's hard drive and going back to Windows, when I discovered Linspire. Eureka! Linspire and CNR solved the main difficulty with Linux. I, yes me, can install what I want, when I want. No hassle, no problems, no sweat. For the $50 a year I don't spend on Norton anti virus, CNR will keep my programs on its server indefinitely. Furthermore, Linspire allows me to buy one OS and install it on all my computers, no questions, no phone calls, no lies, no hassle.
Should I screw up the computer royally, I can just reinstall Linspire and CNR will reinstall ALL my programs. Did I mention that my programs on CNR would cost at least a thousand dollers in their Windows iterations.
Linspire has all the good features of Linux - no viruses - no crashing - no blue screen of death - without the need for a degree in computer programming. I love it!
I certainly recommend it to any beginner or to any person who doesn't have a fortune tied up in Windows software. [Microsoft's biggest strength is their backward compatibility of programs. Of course they can sell newer versins of their OS without people cringing.]