> Spelling flame wars are rightly decried as one of the lowest forms of
> internet traffic, right down there with child pornography and spam.
> So...this is not a spelling flame; it is an enquiry into the educational
> psychology of programming  :-)
> 
> Ever noticed that programmers often spell "lose" as "loose"?  Recent
> extracts from FB-related list traffic should make that clear:
> 
> "...the non-assembly program is going to loose (badly)."
> "...if she/he looses the 'crown'."
> "...you loose the computer for 32mS..."
> "...ever loose the style information..."
> "...I started loosing my Color Cursor..."
> "...you loose a few days..."
> 
> Does this tendency characterise:
> (1) FB programmers only
> (2) all programmers
> (3) all English-literate people
> (4) other?
> 
> Robert P.


Interesting,

The one I have noticed the most is 'then' instead of 'than'.
Like in: I am better then you :-)

If you want programmers to spell a word correctly, make it a KEYWORD :-)

Sylvain