On 10/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Neil Winchurst</b> <<a href="mailto:neil@holsdev.vispa.com">neil@holsdev.vispa.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am really surprised how many people on this list don't seem to know<br>the difference between<br></blockquote></div><br><br>It is dismaying how many native English speakers make silly mistakes like that over and over again.
<br><br>Pretty soon the English dictionaries will have both meaning the same thing, because of usage.<br><br>My own hot button is "loose", which is the opposite of "tight".<br><br>"Lose", "loser", "lost" are completely different words relating to something not found, or not winning.
<br><br>Of course, on the other hand, I am amazed at how well the many non-native English writers on here do in their postings.<br><br>I would be forever in the position of hoping to talk as well as a native 1 year old.<br>
<br>-- <br>John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own