Just a quick lesson today.
The two words in the title, loose and lose, are probably two of the most easily- and often-confused by native English speakers.
In the simplest terms, which one is which?… Continue reading
Loose/Lose
verb
Rebel Rebel
I’ve just realised that’s another one: rebel.
As in (to explain myself slightly), rebel with the first syllable emphasised, is a noun, and rebel (with the second syllable emphasised) is a verb. I think being exposed to so much about the new Star Wars film has made me notice that.
Anway, may the Force be with you.
Force, of course, is also a verb and a noun, but with it being monosyllabic, you don’t need to worry about its pronunciation.
I Shall be Released
Browsing the internet yesterday, I noticed an article headlined thus: Marvel’s Dr. Strange has already released in the UK (and here in Ireland too, so I might catch it soon). Nothing too strange (no pun intended, but gladly accepted) there, you might think. But that has already released… really bothers me. It shouldn’t, but it does. Why? Because every fibre of my pedantic being tells me that it should be:
Marvel’s Dr. Strange has already been released in the UK.
Let’s step back for a moment and look at the grammar behind that feeling. Continue reading
Unstoppable
A response to the daily prompt: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/unstoppable/
As anyone who’s had to learn English knows, it can be a frustrating, illogical language at times. It can be hard to find hard and fast rules, and when there are rules, there are always exceptions.
The word unstoppable though, is a nice example of how sometimes thinking logically about English makes sense. Continue reading
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