Why is 'looser' the world's most difficult word to spell correctly?

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  • Mutt
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    • Sep 2002
    • 34431

    #1

    Why is 'looser' the world's most difficult word to spell correctly?

    Besides the irony of it - why can't people grasp that it's 'Loser' not 'Looser'? Every forum on the Internet has many threads where somebody is throwing it back in somebody else's face that they can't even spell 'loser' correctly YET nobody seems to learn, as many people today spelling 'looser' as ever.
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  • Markul
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    • Dec 2007
    • 12403

    #2
    because some of us aren't native English speakers? but thanks for pointing it out ;)
    But.... I pulled out...

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    • fitzmulti
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      • Jan 2003
      • 14861

      #3
      Originally posted by Markul
      because some of us aren't native English speakers? but thanks for pointing it out ;)
      Even English speaking people screw that up. It is absolutely amazing to me.

      Loser = someone who lost a bet, for example.

      Looser = My god damn shoelaces are to fucking tight, I need the motherfuckers to be looser!


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      • just a punk
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        • Jun 2003
        • 32393

        #4
        Originally posted by Mutt
        Besides the irony of it - why can't people grasp that it's 'Loser' not 'Looser'? Every forum on the Internet has many threads where somebody is throwing it back in somebody else's face that they can't even spell 'loser' correctly YET nobody seems to learn, as many people today spelling 'looser' as ever.
        Because it sounds as "looser"
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        • Mutt
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          • Sep 2002
          • 34431

          #5
          Originally posted by Markul
          because some of us aren't native English speakers? but thanks for pointing it out ;)
          yeah but i bet you have been on forums where you've seen people pointing out the wrong and correct spelling ......... i don't buy the english as a second language excuse, as many native english speakers spell it wrong as non-native english speakers.
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          • ottopottomouse
            She is ugly, bad luck.
            • Jan 2010
            • 13177

            #6
            I just brought a new car.
            ↑ see post ↑
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            • Harmon
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              • Mar 2004
              • 20012

              #7
              Originally posted by ottopottomouse
              I just brought a new car.
              What did you end up with?
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              • mineistaken
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                • Apr 2007
                • 29656

                #8
                Originally posted by CyberSEO
                Because it sounds as "looser"
                This.
                Although I wonder how nobody misspells Wednesday into Wensday if speaking about how it sounds

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                • mineistaken
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                  • Apr 2007
                  • 29656

                  #9
                  And most important because it sounds different than any other *oser. For instance poser sounds the "correct" way and loser is an exception.

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                  • ottopottomouse
                    She is ugly, bad luck.
                    • Jan 2010
                    • 13177

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Harmon
                    What did you end up with?
                    I didn't. Brought instead of bought is another spelling mistake that makes me want to slap someone till they can get it right
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                    13101

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                    • dehash
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                      • May 2011
                      • 889

                      #11
                      Originally posted by mineistaken
                      This.
                      Although I wonder how nobody misspells Wednesday into Wensday if speaking about how it sounds
                      I remember entire class was arguing with english teacher about "Wednesday" spelling (Soviet Union school) LOL
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                      • Paul&John
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                        • Aug 2005
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                        #12
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                        • dehash
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                          #13
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                          • purecane
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                            • Jan 2013
                            • 1324

                            #14
                            soo, you're riding uphill in a canoe and your wheel falls off, how many pancakes does it take to fit in a dog house?
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                            • Nicky
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                              • Mar 2003
                              • 30071

                              #15
                              I brought a new car your looser

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                              • Best-In-BC
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                                • Jun 2002
                                • 9511

                                #16
                                Generally people who are good at english and spelling aren't very good with numbers, then again, most people hate math.
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                                • The Porn Nerd
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                                  • Jun 2009
                                  • 19787

                                  #17
                                  Lose: You are losing your mind.
                                  Loose: Your pussy is loose.

                                  Or:

                                  Your pussy is looser than I would like it to be, you loser.

                                  Seriously, people are getting stoopider by the second.
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                                  • beerptrol
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                                    • Feb 2003
                                    • 12722

                                    #18
                                    I have more important things to worry about
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                                    • PR_Glen
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                                      • Oct 2006
                                      • 9058

                                      #19
                                      I've found that any time I make an attempt at a different language it's almost a celebration that I'm trying to the person I'm talking with normally. They'll still correct you but at the same time be gracious about it so to not make you feel like an idiot. Why has it become commonplace in english speaking parts to mock people who don't get it right? It's not exactly an easy language compared to a handful of others.

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                                      • GAH
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                                        • Jul 2010
                                        • 88

                                        #20
                                        No matter how hard I try, I still get worst and worse mixed up, and sometimes past and passed. I always have to double check it in my head.

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                                        • JFK
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                                          • Jan 2002
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Paul&John
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                                          • Relentless
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                                            • Aug 2006
                                            • 5697

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by fitzmulti
                                            Even English speaking people screw that up. It is absolutely amazing to me.
                                            Loser = someone who lost a bet, for example.
                                            Looser = My god damn shoelaces are to fucking tight, I need the motherfuckers to be looser!
                                            Too fucking tight, not to or two fucking tight.
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                                            • TheSquealer
                                              Mayor of Thneedville
                                              • Oct 2004
                                              • 26174

                                              #23
                                              Where to begin. Losers can't spell losers. With that, others are debating this strange and fascinating mystery.
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                                              • CurrentlySober
                                                Too lazy to wipe my ass
                                                • Aug 2002
                                                • 38945

                                                #24
                                                I spell it wrong sometimes, cause I'm typing fast.

                                                When I look at the text before I post, it doesn't show up with a wavy red line underneath it, cause it isn't actually a spelling mistake.

                                                So in a large piece of text it disappears... Sorry


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                                                • Arnox
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                                                  • Sep 2009
                                                  • 2169

                                                  #25
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                                                  • mineistaken
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                                                    • Apr 2007
                                                    • 29656

                                                    #26
                                                    demolished OP

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                                                    • _Richard_
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                                                      • Oct 2006
                                                      • 30991

                                                      #27
                                                      typo?

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                                                      • Aidoru
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                                                        • Jul 2012
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                                                        #28
                                                        I was reading a book on exercise and stretching and the author repeatedly used 'loosing weight'.
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                                                        • Dirty F
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                                                          • Jul 2001
                                                          • 59204

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Markul
                                                          because some of us aren't native English speakers? but thanks for pointing it out ;)
                                                          It's often Americans who get it wrong.
                                                          They also can't spell "weird".

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                                                          • Dirty F
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                                                            • Jul 2001
                                                            • 59204

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Paul&John
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                                                            What?

                                                            ....

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                                                            • CDSmith
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                                                              • May 2001
                                                              • 51460

                                                              #31
                                                              I suspect the missing "O" from too ("my shoelaces were to tight") got stolen and they tried to hide it somewhere, and it ended up in looser where they hoped we wouldn't notice it.

                                                              Either that or 30% of the world is selectively dyslexic.
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                                                              • CDSmith
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                                                                • May 2001
                                                                • 51460

                                                                #32
                                                                prolly, probably.

                                                                This one even shows up in double posts.
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