Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ccnysci.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!cucard!ccnysci!sukenick From: sukenick@ccnysci.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: literacy Message-ID: <167@ccnysci.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 10:53:18 EST Article-I.D.: ccnysci.167 Posted: Thu Oct 31 10:53:18 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 14:28:46 EST References: <747@cyb-eng.UUCP> <9700105@uiucdcs>Reply-To: sukenick@ccnysci.UUCP (George ) Organization: City College of New York Lines: 25 Keywords: you're your two loose to lose too Summary: When your two loose to's lose then you're too loose too :-) > ronse@prlb2.UUCP : >>Scott McEwan : > >> The two(2) that really bug me are "to" instead of "too" or "two", and >> "loose" where "lose" is intended. It seems I see the wrong words much > ----------------------------------- >> more often then I see the right ones used on the net. > ---------- ^^^^ ------------------------------------ > >Indeed. ;-} Your absolutely correct! :#) ^^^^ ^ (Yuck!) :-* To those persons guilty of this horrendous crime, the correct usage is : "you're" or, even better, " you are ". :-) (Wow! If my english teacher could see me now! She would be proud!) :-] :-) :-) ( Was that two too many smilies to use? :-) ) -GDS-