r/mildlyinfuriating 2d ago

English for Beginners

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u/Swervin69 2d ago

Don’t feel bad beginners, fluent speakers still don’t know how to tell their, there, and they’re apart.

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u/ciopobbi 2d ago

Lose and loose

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u/Loldungeonleo 2d ago

I know the difference between the 2 and still messed it up in a different sub like 20min ago.

Lose: You no longer have something

Loose: Something is barely attached

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u/save_the_winos 2d ago edited 2d ago

Lose: the opposite of win

Loose: your mom