Re: On Olga the writer ..... -Reply

Mohan Parigi (MIDOT.MICHTRANS3.parigim@state.mi.us)
Fri, 05 Jul 1996 16:49:05 -0400

Pillalamarri wrote:
>The good Captain need not worry about spelling and grammar in these
......
>One thing that has bothered me over the years, is the mix up in the
>use of "lose" and "loose". I have noticed this error in the writings
>of many people.

Typos are ok, but the american language has taken a lot of liberty with
the spelling. It is not uncommon to come across strange usages and
spellings. I always thought of compiling such nuggets. Examples are: "do
to" for "due to", "quite" for "quit", "didgits" for "digits", and many more.

I have reasoned that this happens in case of people who have learnt the
language mostly by hearing rather than by reading.

Just couldn't resist responding.

Madan Mohan