At 04:08 PM 11/25/95 -0500, Mihoshi wrote:

I'd say "lose", but I'm told that the distinction between those
two words is not the same in American English.  Is that true?

No, it's not. O.O  There's a big difference!

A more appropriate way of remembering it:

Ryouga LOSES his way, but LOOSES a Shishi Houkodan.

>From the OED:

lose - v. 1. to be deprived of ... 2. to cease to have or maintain
... 3. to become unable to find, to miss from amongst one's
posessions ... to fail to find the right path ...

loose - adj. 1. freed from bonds or restraint ...
OR, as a verb,
loose - v. 1. to release ... 3. to fire a gun or missile

It's also one of MY pet peeves. Can you tell? ;)

-CW


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