loose/lose !!!  (24 Posts) WMittens Sat 24-Aug-13 23:10:46  We
do, however, still maintain the distinction between advise and
advice and devise and device.  The pronunciations of those words
differ, unlike practise/practice and license/licence which are
homophonous.  ArgyMargy Fri 23-Aug-13 21:42:32  Ha ha yellow!
Toddler reigns!! Arf.  Longdistance Thu 22-Aug-13 12:43:49
Beech and beach. Seen loads on fb.  What is wrong with people?
SconeRhymesWithGone Thu 22-Aug-13 12:41:23  I just realized that
in US English it's practice for noun and verb, but the "s" word
license for noun and verb. Interesting. We do, however, still
maintain the distinction between advise and advice and devise
and device.  EarthMither Thu 22-Aug-13 10:07:27  Yellowballoons,
you could be right about poor spelling decreasing in general,
but "loose/lose" is definitely on the rise. Along with the
misuse of "advise" for "advice" - aaaaaarrrggh <pokes own eyes
out>  EarthMither Thu 22-Aug-13 10:05:18  YY to being driven mad
by "loose" used w