tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post80938939532436972..comments2023-11-05T02:28:17.563-08:00Comments on The Copy Edits of J. Alfred Proofreader: Caption Of A TypoJ. Alfred Proofreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946274936399931960noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-49166414164189772752009-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:00You make a good point, Stan. However, I feel like ...You make a good point, Stan. However, I feel like the connotation of "lost" and its variants is that someone no longer has something through some fault of his or her own.<br /><br />I also dislike the use of "lost" to refer to someone who has died. It seems like some tacit denial of what's really happened. Just a pet peeve of mine.J. Alfred Proofreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946274936399931960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-38319692761318992692009-04-22T11:02:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:02:00.000-07:00You could look at losing in the context of being t...You could look at losing in the context of being the opposite of gaining: One gains employment when hired, and loses employment when fired.stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-1503866696052635802009-04-21T17:33:00.000-07:002009-04-21T17:33:00.000-07:00That would've been an even more egregious error, q...That would've been an even more egregious error, queensgirl. I can tell you're a glass is half-full type of person.J. Alfred Proofreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946274936399931960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-7574815896247609042009-04-21T16:16:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:16:00.000-07:00At least they didn't say he could "loose" his job....At least they didn't say he could "loose" his job...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com