[jsalcedo]

It's always important to put your best foot forward when writing letters
to congress and engaging in online discussion.

Careful proofreading is essential for effective online discourse
and debate.

For example, about 85% of THR members use the word "loose" incorrectly.

Loose means not secure or to set something free. ("Let the dog loose." or
"The front sight on my 1911 is loose")

Lose is the proper word most of us are looking for. (We may lose our Second Amendment rights if we are not vigilant") or (I'm afraid our candidate is losing the election")

My goal is not to insult or demean anyone on this board but rather
help eliminate an error that has been repeated many times in letters to the editor and government officials.

[Ebbtide]

jsalcedo,


I think you have a screw loose.

Is that correct? :D

I know what you mean. I try to have someone proof my important stuff.

[jsalcedo]

I think you have a screw loose.

Yes. Nail on the head. :D

[Skunkabilly]

Jsalcedo, your [sic] absolutely right! :p

[Stickjockey]

Skunk-

May I humbly submit that it's actually "you're", this being the proper contraction of the phrase "you are"? ;)

[ReadyontheRight]

You guys are to much. :D

[Quartus]

stick, I think you just fell for something. :neener:



(HINT: Skunk was kidding. That's why he put "(sic)" after the "your".)



Oh, boy, we'd better watch our typing NOW! :D

[jimpeel]

http://www.waltonfeed.com/self/email/spelling.html

Owed two a Spell Chequer

Eye halve a spelling chequer;
It came with my pea sea;
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it to say
Weather eye am wrong oar write -
It shows me strait aweigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long,
and eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it;
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.
---Sores unknown