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post Apr 21 2012, 06:31 PM
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My mother in law (Now 87) was from Seaton Delaval , but married a Suffolk man, so moved there in 1947 (she has been with us since last summer) His initials were A.E. + surname. She was totally incomprehensible over the phone when she had to give their name and address , much to the amusement of the family
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post Apr 23 2012, 12:35 PM
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"Loose" is not a verb. No, really, it isn't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Apr 23 2012, 12:45 PM
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It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!
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QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Apr 21 2012, 05:22 PM) *

They can't pronounce the name "Ian" as most of us would either - it sounds like Een. And "film" has an extra syllable - "fillum". I love the Geordie accent!


The term 'fillum' seems to have Irish origins, (possibly brought by Irish immigrants to the area), whilst Geordie itself has Norse origins.

I visit Norway from time to time on business, and it always fascinates me how the Norwegians understand many Geordie phrases perfectly, whilst people who live 50 miles away from Newcastle have to ask for a translation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Apr 23 2012, 01:14 PM
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QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 01:45 PM) *

It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!

Didn't think of that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 23 2012, 09:24 PM
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QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 02:14 PM) *
QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 01:45 PM) *

It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!

Didn't think of that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It's a funny one. It's most often paired with another verb as in "to set loose" or "to let loose"....
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QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Apr 23 2012, 10:24 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 02:14 PM) *
QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 01:45 PM) *

It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!

Didn't think of that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It's a funny one. It's most often paired with another verb as in "to set loose" or "to let loose"....

But it's not being paired with another verb; in those examples it's being used as an adjective.
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Unfortunately in a hundred years' time it probably will be a verb just because so many people use it as such.
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QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 10:35 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Apr 23 2012, 10:24 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 02:14 PM) *
QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 01:45 PM) *

It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!

Didn't think of that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It's a funny one. It's most often paired with another verb as in "to set loose" or "to let loose"....

But it's not being paired with another verb; in those examples it's being used as an adjective.


I'll be honest, this one confused me, so I dug out the dictionary (Shorter Oxford). Conclusion - it's a complex word appearing as a verb, adjective, and adverb.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Apr 23 2012, 10:58 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 10:35 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Apr 23 2012, 10:24 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 02:14 PM) *
QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 01:45 PM) *

It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!

Didn't think of that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It's a funny one. It's most often paired with another verb as in "to set loose" or "to let loose"....

But it's not being paired with another verb; in those examples it's being used as an adjective.


I'll be honest, this one confused me, so I dug out the dictionary (Shorter Oxford). Conclusion - it's a complex word appearing as a verb, adjective, and adverb.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)


My husband does archery and from his reports it does seem that 'Did you loose an arrow?' and 'Did you lose an arrow?' are completely interchangeable as they always seem to be stopping to hunt for lost loosed arrows (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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QUOTE(Crotchetymum @ Apr 24 2012, 08:58 AM) *

QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Apr 23 2012, 10:58 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 10:35 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Apr 23 2012, 10:24 PM) *

QUOTE(Czerny @ Apr 23 2012, 02:14 PM) *
QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 01:45 PM) *

It can be, as in "to loose an arrow" but most people who use "loose" as a verb are not using it in that context, and unless I'm wrong, that is your gripe!

Didn't think of that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It's a funny one. It's most often paired with another verb as in "to set loose" or "to let loose"....

But it's not being paired with another verb; in those examples it's being used as an adjective.


I'll be honest, this one confused me, so I dug out the dictionary (Shorter Oxford). Conclusion - it's a complex word appearing as a verb, adjective, and adverb.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)


My husband does archery and from his reports it does seem that 'Did you loose an arrow?' and 'Did you lose an arrow?' are completely interchangeable as they always seem to be stopping to hunt for lost loosed arrows (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)


Reverting back a few posts, my father-in-law (a true Geordie from Waaaalsend) will often say "did yer loss it hinney?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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QUOTE(Crotchetymum @ Apr 24 2012, 08:58 AM) *

My husband does archery and from his reports it does seem that 'Did you loose an arrow?' and 'Did you lose an arrow?' are completely interchangeable as they always seem to be stopping to hunt for lost loosed arrows (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)


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QUOTE(corenfa @ Apr 23 2012, 11:39 PM) *

Unfortunately in a hundred years' time it probably will be a verb just because so many people use it as such.


That's not unfortunate, it's normal.
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'Threat of fuel strikes are averted'. (newspaper headline)
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I was reading an oldish Private Eye the other day which had a picture caption from the website of a newspaper (Mirror??):

This is the bath in which Whitney Houston could of died in

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