Comments on: The N.Y. Stock Exchange:

By: Neptune

Neptune — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:03:59 +0000

The NYSE was founded in 1792.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:08:00 +0000

Oldest excuse in the book: “I’m dyslexic!”. No excuse for getting two completely different words mixed up. If you had written “Lsoe money” that would be explainable. Thinking the word “loose” means to misplace something is just ignorant.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:51:31 +0000

I love who ever did this.

By: limey

limey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:13:15 +0000

haha the money isn’t real
AND NEVER WAS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By: MisterAJ

MisterAJ — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:15:41 +0000

-Hey, guys…

I was the one who made that LOL, and I just wanna point out:
I’m dyslectic…
So, yeah, I kinda end up doing stuff like that when there isn’t a spell check around, and English being my second language, bla-bla-bla…
What really makes me LOL at night is the fact that you guys bothered
making a big deal out of it…
LOL

C U L8R, WEN AIM REIPIN UR L@NGIGE EGEIN…

By: Ev

Ev — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:21:49 +0000

Er … you know most geographical areas have been relatively insulated until, historically speaking, recently, right?

By: x-bert

x-bert — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:15:55 +0000

nanu nanu

By: mouse

mouse — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:14:26 +0000

the truth is out there.

By: Dylan H

Dylan H — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:45:54 +0000

Gl, hf.
Game starts in:
5
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Random: Boobs, lulz.

By: Savvy

Savvy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:21:38 +0000

How does “it” poor down? I don’t understand.

By: herb

herb — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:53:42 +0000

As a future teacher, I fully plan on letting students know that usage of “OMG” “BTW”, “(J/K)”, etc. will result in points docked. Likely two points per occurance.. The full-on txt-speeech will be five points per.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:50:45 +0000

I’m ok with that plan. We can put it forth as a bipartisan reform policy.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:49:59 +0000

I’ve been at the point where I just cut and paste it on notepad for a long post if it seems to be going badly in the editing dept. Then past it back. Fortunately I’ve just had to do it a couple of times.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:47:47 +0000

dont know what they are*
God… Im going to start making a rule to break my sentences if they disappear
off the edge of the box… no matter how weird it looks. Im tired of these stupid
errors I cant catch cause I cant see them.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:46:59 +0000

My husband and I are in agreement that if our daughter gets better than a failing grade for a paper with that type of abbreviation in it, we will be marching ourselves up to the school to give the superintendent what he deserves! Administered with my foot!

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:46:36 +0000

In this case, loosing is a word, and spellcheckers just check spelling, not grammar.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:44:21 +0000

If my mother hears that, she’ll start foaming at the mouth. She is an
english teacher for high schoolers, and if she knows the next wave of
students she’ll have were allowed to use OMG and BTW in their writing,
then they’re in for a rude awakening. Like the boot camp in Full Metal
Jacket awakening.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:20:32 +0000

We were talking about education reform, don’t forget. We can start with that.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:16:37 +0000

But is does make for entertaining “Headlines” on the Tonight Show

By: froofrou

froofrou — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:14:34 +0000

I almost choked when my babysitter’s daughter told me that it was now gramatically acceptable to use OMG, BTW, and other internet abbreviations in term papers in junior high. I think I’m going to start my own country *sigh*

By: Matthew Fitzhenry

Matthew Fitzhenry — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:51:20 +0000

Nope, I’m just a Biomedical Sciences/Pre-med major.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:32:34 +0000

Hey guys… I know its been said and resaid… and then said again… and then rethought and discussed and said once more… but hey…
It’s losing… not loosing.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Dont talk about Marxism, Socialism, and communism as if you know what they are, what you say proves you have no clue.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:23:21 +0000

Obviously froofrou that poor soul has obviously never read anything that was written before the 1800s, which is when the word is most commonly used…
used correctly anyways.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:09:17 +0000

But not by itself..

By: kellyfair

kellyfair — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:09:05 +0000

it’s “losing” not “loosing”. you loosen tied things.

By: Failerella

Failerella — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:36:41 +0000

I think the economy is tanking because people don’t know the difference between “loose” and “lose”. Or for that matter, “they’re”, “there” and “their”.
I thought you had to learn this stuff in elementary school. Guess not.

By: DW

DW — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:49:14 +0000

NICE!

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:51:55 +0000

In bed. Conjugate is a fun word.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:49:49 +0000

Thank you, Minerva I hate it when people tell an English Major how to conjugate a verb

By: Chairman Meow

Chairman Meow — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:47:31 +0000

Lulz. Everyone knows the word is spelled “loozing.”

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:43:08 +0000

Until it hurts.

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:38:33 +0000

in bed..

By: Bear

Bear — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:35:19 +0000

Yes! Geez… I see this all the time too and it’s starting to make me wonder as well. Come on! These days, you don’t have to spell right, most everything has spellcheckers! So whats the excuse??!!

By: PiMan

PiMan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:22:19 +0000

China.

By: PiMan

PiMan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:21:30 +0000

The second half your last paragraph is nuts. I’ve seen that conspiracy theory in some detail, and it has very little basis in reality.

By: n8

n8 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:03:31 +0000

The classes are entertaining, though. I nearly had a minor in P&R by the time I graduated. A little philosophy helpeth much when the damn code won’t compile.

By: n8

n8 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:00:08 +0000

Spell checker doesn’t catch it. People have become so dependent on the stupid crutch that they’re no longer capable of simple proof-reading. It’s tragic. I see mistakes like these made in major newspapers. There’s just no excuse.

By: Alcar

Alcar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:43:47 +0000

What Social Security?

By: Alcar

Alcar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:43:12 +0000

While we’re at it:

that’s supposed to read “Money THAT wasn’t yours”. The rules about that one are a bit more archaic, so you’re forgiven

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:20:55 +0000

loose
2loose
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
loosed; loos·ing
Date:
13th century

transitive verb1 a: to let loose : release b: to free from restraint2: to make loose : untie 3: to cast loose : detach4: to let fly : discharge5: to make less rigid, tight, or strict : relaxintransitive verb: to let fly a missile (as an arrow) : fire

From Merriam-Webster

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:19:45 +0000

Apparently you need a better dictionary. Try “Loosing a flight of arrows.” as a phrase using the word. It may not fit many contexts, but it’s a word.

By: Matthew Fitzhenry

Matthew Fitzhenry — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:17:52 +0000

Not exactly. I can certainly see this conversation taking place

“I have a degree in Philosophy. I sit around explaining why things the way they are. Would you like fries that?”

And I had to read Atlas Shrugged for English. It took way too long to say way too little. I myself lean to the right, pretty strongly, but that book was just silly. That is the only word I can think of is silly. She had some valid points in there, but not enough for a 1200 page book to be valid. And the storyline was shit. DAGNY TAGGART IS A WHORE

By: moobz4noobz

moobz4noobz — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:16:07 +0000

I’m awfully sorry, but you are incorrect.
Check the dictionary

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:13:12 +0000

Maybe he is admitting something…

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:12:52 +0000

I do what I can in my humble way.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:09:45 +0000

Hey, I forgot about that. I knew there had to be a truthful purpose somewhere.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:07:41 +0000

A degree in philosophy is useful for explaining why you are unemployed.

By: wundawomun

wundawomun — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:02:11 +0000

Ok, getting past the spelling fail, I agree.

I just ignore the word ‘loosing’ & it’s fine.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:01:33 +0000

Loosing actually is a word.