Thought2Much Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 "Loose" can also be used as a verb, but not the way that people on the internet use it. For example, if you "loose the dogs," you are releasing them. And English is a funny old language, due to the fact that it takes bits and pieces from every other language. That makes it interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 This isn't a homonym, but another one that bugs me is the misuse of "couple." Friends, that word means TWO. It does not mean 3 or 4 or 6 or 10. It does not mean a few. It means TWO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrth Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 This isn't a homonym, but another one that bugs me is the misuse of "couple." Friends, that word means TWO. It does not mean 3 or 4 or 6 or 10. It does not mean a few. It means TWO. and several means 3-4, I've always found that annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 This isn't a homonym, but another one that bugs me is the misuse of "couple." Friends, that word means TWO. It does not mean 3 or 4 or 6 or 10. It does not mean a few. It means TWO. and several means 3-4, I've always found that annoying. The difference there is that, despite the dictionary definition, I have never even heard any one use "several" to mean just a few, such as 3-4. It generally means a little more than just a few in every clarified usage I've ever heard or seen it in. Thus, I believe that the definition of "several" should be revised to what the word is actually used for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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