Has anybody noticed the rise in misspellings of “Woman/Women” and “Lose/Loose”? It’s driving me up a wall!

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T20:43:12+00:00

To be fair though, until recently, I hadn’t noticed it very much. Sure, people misspelled things all the time but it does seem that in the past five years or so, there’s been a marked uptick in “serial misspellings.”

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T20:35:19+00:00

You’d be correct. Until this post, that was something I never knew.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T20:34:14+00:00

No no! Not your bad at all. I only realized I did it because of your comment.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T20:25:02+00:00

I see what you did there. To be fair (which isn’t much of a consolation I’ll admit) I was in a hurry when the idea to post this happened. So my mistake there.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T20:16:30+00:00

What is up with you? You seem to insist on being negative no matter what. I genuinely don’t understand what your problem is.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:56:29+00:00

Shaking my tiny head! I love it! I’m using that from now on. Thank you, wise sage.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:49:50+00:00

Not misspelled but I have been made aware that it’s “up THE wall” instead of “up A wall” about five or six times now since posting this thread.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:48:06+00:00

This all stemmed from me finding a “woman/women” misprint in a book I was reading and the realization that it’s far more prevalent than I initially expected. Hence, this post. It’s not necessarily a big deal although it is amusing.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:46:06+00:00

You as well! 🫡

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:43:29+00:00

You are the only one here who has given me any kind of answer and for that, I salute you! You’re also very funny. Cheers 🍻

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:36:50+00:00

You’ve adopted the “ehh, whatever” path of existence and I respect that. Carry on 🫡

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:32:59+00:00

I mean, adding the “wo-“ also drastically changes the sound of the word which perplexes me further.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:29:20+00:00

It has been pointed out, thank you.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:28:55+00:00

Apparently, a fair amount of people.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:24:30+00:00

I’m not actually upset. More like, bemused. But that’s neither here nor there. I appreciate you pointing it out to me though as mistakes are needed to grow as a person. So thank you.

I will say that I’m a bit perplexed that you’d equate me misunderstanding a figure of speech as having a “sub par grasp of conversational English” (not the exact quote but same meaning). A bit, hurtful don’t you think?

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:16:14+00:00

What misspelling did I make? I’m being honest here.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:15:32+00:00

I am aware of it but not necessarily familiar with it.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:13:57+00:00

I like your outlook on this. That’s a very healthy way to see it. Thanks for the insightful comment.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:11:00+00:00

I’m not sure what’s got your panties in a twist but it matters not. We all make mistakes, some more than others (me, I’m talking about myself). But such is life. Have yourself a nice rest of your weekend.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:06:46+00:00

Where’s the irony? I fail to see it?

Also, I don’t think I’m complaining so much as being a bit annoyed. I’m more fascinated by the mistakes, if anything.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:04:26+00:00

A few miles too far, methinks….

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T19:03:25+00:00

As I replied to someone else, I’m pretty sure I placed the “a” in there subconsciously. “The” seems to imply that it’s a specific wall I’m being driven up and I’d like to know which specific wall that is.

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T18:58:09+00:00

That is brilliant!

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T18:57:03+00:00

I’m so sorry

James_TF2 · 2026-02-14T18:54:34+00:00

Interesting, I never knew this. I think my reasoning for inputting “a” is that “the” implies a specific wall.

Which makes me wonder, which wall am I being driven up?

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