> > > > I absolutely hate the fact that the word "loose" is turning into a synonym for "lose" as well as keeping its original meaning.
> > >
> > > You mean people are saying things like "our team
> > >is going to loose" in contexts other than they're
> > >idiots who don't know how to spell? I mean, are
> > >people actually starting to *speak* like that?
> >
> > Oh, no. I didn't mean they're actually pronouncing it "loose". They're still saying "lose", it's just that in the written language, "lose" and "loose" are becoming homonyms in certain circumstances, while in other (arguably MORE CORRECT) circumstances, "loose" still sounds like it normally does, and means "not tight".
> >
> > -- Dave
>
> You go into the supermarket and see signs like "can corn," or look on a restaurant menu and see "bake potato." Didn't that used to be "canned corn" and "baked potato?"
>
> I also see yard sale tags marked 10$ or 1$.

In Massachusetts, where I live, we have highway signs - posted by the state, mind you - that read "Take a break / stay awake / for safety sake."