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Re: Pet Peeve: "lose" vs. "loose"

I wanted to make a smart remark about those "loose" connections yesterday. Hey! If your connections are loose, just plug 'em back in so you don't have to worry about losing your connections! :-) However, I didn't because I realize that this is an international list and it is likely for some posting here, English is not their native language.

Joe

On Jan 5, 2006, at 12:04 PM, J. David Hester, PhD wrote:

"Lose" (pronounced looz) is a verb and means "to be deprived of, no longer have" as in "to lose a connection", i.e., the connection was lost or dropped.

"Loose" (pronounced loos) is most frequently an adjective meaning "detached, not tied together or relaxed"; sometimes it is a verb meaning "to set free or release" - "the ropes were loosed".  You do not typically "loose" a connection, but if you do, it means you actively untied it or set it free.

Which is probably not what is meant when a server no longer can communicate with another server.

-David

J. David Hester, PhD
Macintosh Network Engineer
NIDCD/NIH - Contractor
LCG Systems, Inc.
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