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Rule "loose (lose)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: loose (lose)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1</suggestion> (= miss, waste, suffer the loss etc.)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/loose-lose/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I always loose the password.
    Correction suggestion: lose
  • I think I'm loosing my job.
    Correction suggestion: losing
ID: LOOSE_LOSE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)