Subject: [Peeve][Writing Help] I'm LOSING my mind!
From: "Chris 'n Childra" <4cw6@qlink.queensu.ca>
Date: 5/1/1996, 10:52 PM
To: fanfic@tendo-dojo.ranma.net

Okay, people... Just to clear things up:

The following are quoted from the Oxford Paperback Dictionary:

"lose: v. (lost, losing) 1. to be deprived of ... 2. to cease to have or
maintain, " etc... 

As in, 'I always LOSE the coins that I put into my jacket pocket.'

"loose: adj. 1. freed from bonds or restraint," etc..

As in, 'I seem to have a LOOSE tooth.'

Please keep the two straight.
One 'O'=verb=Ryouga's kind of 'lose' - to lose oneself
Two 'O's=adjective=Shampoo's kind of 'loose' - loose morals

Hope that helps! I've noticed this mistake made in posts, fanfics,
and even reviews, so I thought it was time someone did something about it.

 	   -Childra Jansen and Christopher Willmore-
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