Lose or loose
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Lose or loose
Would it be correct to use the word "loose" in the second sentence? Thanks for your help.
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Lose seems to be correct in this context; they both lost contact. Loose is used when something is loose (not tight). Hope this helps.Kenesha L Fowler wrote: ↑31 Jan 2022, 13:24 Leah falls in love with a boy. The boy, Luke, later moves away, and the two lose contact.
Would it be correct to use the word "loose" in the second sentence? Thanks for your help.
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I think ‘lose’ makes more sense in that context than ‘loose.’ Because their pronunciations are almost the same, it is easy to confuse one for the other. If you lose something, it means you no longer have it. On the other hand, if something is loose, it means it is not tight.Kenesha L Fowler wrote: ↑31 Jan 2022, 13:24 Leah falls in love with a boy. The boy, Luke, later moves away, and the two lose contact.
Would it be correct to use the word "loose" in the second sentence? Thanks for your help.
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" Lose " is better but "Lost" is , I think, the right word.
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It is proper then to say 'the wire loose from its original position'. Not 'the wire loose from its original position'.
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Good day, I second the motion, must be in the past tenseSamuel Mamo wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 15:25 I do not think both are right."Loose" can not be replaced, because it would be an adjective if you put it before contact, which is not your context.
" Lose " is better but "Lost" is , I think, the right word.
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Good day, I second the motion, must be in the past tenseSamuel Mamo wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 15:25 I do not think both are right."Loose" can not be replaced, because it would be an adjective if you put it before contact, which is not your context.
" Lose " is better but "Lost" is , I think, the right word.
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