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I got a big bag of Revels tonight and noticed that for a limited time only, there is a mystery sweet included. Well, it's raspberry and it's horrible! Worse, they've replaced the best flavour - coffee! What is this world coming to? It's a damned disgrace, that's what it is.

And what's even worse, have a look at the back of their bags - 'coffee lovers, don't loose hope' LOOSE? LOOSE! It's LOSE for crying out loud. Loose is an ajective and you need a verb - LOSE!

Govangirl wrote:Loose is an ajective and you need a verb - LOSE!

I take it that was a deliberate typo.

See what happens when something makes you see red! It was indeed EMDEE, my hands were shaking so much with anger that I missed the d. I'll write out my lines now . . .

Govangirl wrote::oops: See what happens when something makes you see red! It was indeed EMDEE, my hands were shaking so much with anger that I missed the d. I'll write out my lines now . . .

Look at the amount of times loose has been used instead of lose on this Forum.Bet you find it in messages added this week. From Council people to those a wee bit cross about something, they all seem to "Revel" in adding the extra o when they are writing the word lose.

Check it out for yourself GiGi. Damn,I put two extra i's in there.

Govangirl wrote:And what's even worse, have a look at the back of their bags - 'coffee lovers, don't loose hope' LOOSE? LOOSE! It's LOSE for crying out loud. Loose is an ajective and you need a verb - LOSE!

I loost the bit I was meaning to quote when I previewed it.

You need to lose the second “o” in “loose” if you don’t want to lose your meaning and you happen to be loose with your spelling.

Or have I lost you in the looseness of this explanation?

Oops, that’s a conjunction at the beginning of a sentence!

The one that always gets me is confusing to and too.. I mean, it cant be two difficult surely. And dont start me on their and there.

gizmo wrote:The one that always gets me is confusing to and too.. I mean, it cant be two difficult surely. And dont start me on their and there.

Another one along the same lines is "of" and "off".

Govangirl wrote:And what's even worse, have a look at the back of their bags - 'coffee lovers, don't loose hope' LOOSE? LOOSE! It's LOSE for crying out loud. Loose is an ajective and you need a verb - LOSE!

Too much coffee, GG?

gizmo wrote:The one that always gets me is confusing to and too.. I mean, it cant be two difficult surely. And dont start me on their and there.

I agree, and let's not forget the crimes committed upon the humble apostrophe.

ARRRR ARRR Beachcomber as they say Devon !! yer silent missin R is no the same as the silent P in swimmin !!

Bitter End wrote:ARRRR ARRR Beachcomber as they say Devon !! yer silent missin R is no the same as the silent P in swimmin !!

I was showing my daughter the mistakes on the bag and she pointed out they couldn't spell 'limited' either (lmited)!!!!!!! It says it was printed in Ireland.

Bitter End wrote:ARRRR ARRR Beachcomber as they say Devon !! yer silent missin R is no the same as the silent P in swimmin !!

What missing R?

Very guid, yer richt its nae missin noo , Ah'l hiv tae wurk oan the silent P tae see if it kin be heard noo

Aye, that Beachcombe is a ight wee t icking ascal!