# Looser=Loser and Add=Ad **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354 "2002-06-16T13:08:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bluecrayola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@bluecrayola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecrayola)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/1 "2002-06-16T13:08:30Z")
I am amazed at the number of adult Americans that still spell the word “Loser” (a person who loses) with two “o’s” and the word “Ad” (advertisement) with two “d’s” What’s up with that? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/2 "2002-06-16T13:41:42Z")
No idea but it bugs the crap out of me, too. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/3 "2002-06-16T14:19:46Z")
It bugs me too, but I frequently use “it’s” when I should use “its”, and that likely bugs people also. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/4 "2002-06-16T14:43:07Z")
The question in the original post seems retorical at best. Off to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/5 "2002-06-16T14:53:51Z")
The one that drives me nuts is **alot**. _There is no such word…_ **A lot** of people make this mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/6 "2002-06-16T15:07:15Z")
“They’re”(They are) is **not** the same thing as “their”. That is one that bugs me. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/7 "2002-06-16T15:25:22Z")
**Baker** , the use of ‘their’ seems to be more prevalent over the other two homonyms (is that the right word?): “i’m gonna cum over their”\* “their all lame anyway”\* [sub]\*Translated to ‘chat speak’[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/8 "2002-06-16T17:20:24Z")
Y’know, people who can’t spell **rhetorical** correctly _really_ piss me off. 😃 [sub]off to hand feed my **pirannas** now[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/9 "2002-06-16T18:02:16Z")
Actually what I see the most is people spelling it “there” no matter which usage they mean. Idiots. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/10 "2002-06-16T18:20:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by superbee \* > \*\*Y’know, people who can’t spell **rhetorical** correctly _really_ piss me off. 😃 \*\* We will now find out the difference between banned and band.😉 ---
**Author:** ![chrisby69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cab0a1/32.png) [@chrisby69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisby69)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/11 "2002-06-16T18:26:05Z")
spelling colour without the u, wassup with that?? ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/12 "2002-06-16T23:09:32Z")
I’ve always spelled colour with the u. That’s just the British vs. American on that. I prefer the British way, that’s all, even if I’m an American. ---
**Author:** ![Com2Kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Com2Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Com2Kid)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/13 "2002-06-16T23:32:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mudshark \* > \*\*I’ve always spelled colour with the u. That’s just the British vs. American on that. > > I prefer the British way, that’s all, even if I’m an American. \*\* Same thing with Armour, I originaly got used to spelling it that one from one RPG or another and. . . . While I have attempted to correct my usage of ‘a lot’ I am in the crowd that believes that sooner or later ‘alot’ will just become a valid english word do to massive usage. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/14 "2002-06-17T02:20:16Z")
What about weird? Too many people write “wierd”… ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/15 "2002-06-18T17:34:10Z")
I often misspell “too” by omitting the second “o”. It’s always due to typing to quickly 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/16 "2002-06-18T19:18:04Z")
I’m with the OP 100% on this one. Bugs the crap out of me more than “its and it’s” and “their, there and they’re” for some reason. But I also cannot stand “would of.” If you loosers don’t like it, you can take an add out in the paper to complain about it!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looser-loser-and-add-ad/114354/17 "2002-06-18T20:42:12Z")
What’s up with whine and _whinge_? Is this a Britishism? My personal favorite, though, is “Please contact him or I.” Curls my toenails…