# For bitching about language pedantry, other posters' language, and language in general

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I looked it up, which I’m loathe to do TYVM.

The word you want is “loath”, not “loathe”. See

> [@Words one can get confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772/955):
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> Since it’s been brought up, to recap: [loath](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loath) - adjective : unwilling to do something contrary to one’s ways of thinking : [reluctant](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reluctant)[loathe](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathe) - transitive verb : to dislike greatly and often with [disgust](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgust#h1) or intolerance : [detest](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detest)

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