Re: OT - releasing points

John,

>>> Aggressive, are they, these points?

>> Thanks for mentioning it.

> I try to do it humorously.

I took it as such, and responded in kind.

> How to remember which is which? Good question; I suppose think of loose
> as related to the adjective - a loose thread, catch, etc. is something 
> that
> might release or come undone;

Thats pretty much the problem, I can't seem to connect either word to the 
above (and similar) situations (I've got the same problem in my own 
language).   :-(

> therefore the verb loose (as in "loose the dogs on him!") is also to do
> with releasing something, whereas lose meaning misplace isn't. Hope
> that helps!

Thanks for the explanation.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser