Diatribe #2

I wrote yesterday about the deteriorating state of our written language. I would like to address that again today. I will include a list of words, their respective parts of speech, and use them in a sentence. I might also include a way that the word is typically misused or misspelled. Here goes.

Ridiculous (adjective) - causing or worthy of ridicule or derision.
They laughed at the girl's ridiculous outfit.
This is probably one of the most misspelled words in the English language. It is an easy one to confuse, but seeing it is comparable to stabbing myself in the eye with a hot poker. Rediculous is just ridiculous.

Your, and You're. Folks, this one is easy, but another very common mistake.
You're is a compound word, comprised of you and are. You + are = you're. See?
Your makes reference to possession. Your car. Your dog. Your homework. Your misuse of the word your. I really don't think I need to say anymore on that.

Their, there, and they're. Once again, spoken the same, spelled differently, different uses.
Their, similar to your, denotes possession, i. e., don't laugh at their dog because he is sensitive. Or, their car broke down.
There shows location. She walked over there. Don't go there! There can also be used as such: There are three left.
They're is another one of those tricky, elusive compound words that no one seems to get. They are is more often than not shortened to they're. So there.

And last for this blog is my personal favorite, lose versus loose! Nothing gets under my skin more than seeing someone using loose in the place of lose. They don't even sound the same!
Example: You tied them too loose! If you don't retie your laces, you're going to lose your shoe.
Loose (adjective) - free or released from fastening or attachment.
Lose (verb) - to misplace, or to come to be without, or to fail to achieve victory.
Please, think about this a little less loosely before you lose my attention. See what I did there?

At any rate, I've had enough already. Just writing about these things is making my skin crawl. I need to get some much needed sleep. Good night all.