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    Pet Peeves: Loose Instead of Lose

    J. Timothy King Fri 21 Apr 2006 12:00
    style | writing

    I have a long list of pet peeves, some that bug me more than others. One that I see popping up more and more is that people spell lose with two o’s. Lately, I’ve taken to passing over even potentially interesting articles that have this misspelling, such as this recent one: “How inventors and entrepreneurs loose touch with reality.”

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    Sick and Writing

    J. Timothy King Sat 25 Feb 2006 02:29
    style | writing

    I was thinking about the first letter to the editor I got published. And this is all I’m going to post about this weekend, for two reasons: Firstly, I’m sick. I’m getting over a cold, and I have a fever. I’m also working on a special writing project, which I can’t tell you about just yet. But I’ll share the results sometime next month.

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