“If the rope is too lose, you might loose your balance.”
Confusables Entry 235 / 1011 60-second read
Loose vs. Lose
Not tight versus to misplace or be defeated — very different meanings.
The comparisoni
“If the rope is too loose, you might lose your balance.”
More examplesii
01
These pants are too lose for me.
These pants are too loose for me.
02
If we loose focus, we'll lose the game.
If we lose focus, we'll lose the game.
03
The dress is lose around the waist.
The dress is loose around the waist.
04
We can't afford to loose this client.
We can't afford to lose this client.
05
If the connection is lose, you'll lose the signal.
If the connection is loose, you'll lose the signal.
06
A lose interpretation of the rules could make us loose the deal.
A loose interpretation of the rules could make us lose the deal.
The ruleiii
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LOOSE = not tight (adjective, rhymes with 'goose').
They look nearly identical — just one letter apart. Despite being pronounced differently, writers constantly swap them when typing quickly.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
LOSE has one O — when you lose something, you have one less. LOOSE has two O's — those extra O's represent the extra slack and space.