Difference between Miss and Lose - English Lesson via Skype

Difference between Miss and Lose - English Lesson via Skype Lets talk about the difference between Miss and Lose.The verbs MISS and LOSE have several different meanings in English and they can be easily confused.In some languages there are situations where one verb covers them both. But in English they have different meanings, so let’s see what is the difference between miss and lose and how we use them so you can avoid mistakes. Difference between Miss and Lose - Transcript Hi thereThis is Harry and welcome to my English lessons.Today were going to talk to you about the words miss and  lose. M I S S miss and L O S E lose.They are  often confused so Im going to give you  some worked examples which hopefully  will help you understand the meaning.When we use the word miss or the past  format of it missed M I S S E D, we mean  that we are late for some scheduled  event.Or we feel sad or lonely because  somebody isnt near to us or around us.Or we forget about some event.Okay. So  let me give you the examples.  I missed my bus on the way to work this morning. I  was late.We cant say:I lost the bus.Okay.I missed the bus. meaning I got out of bed too late, I spent too much time over breakfast, and when I got to the bus stop the bus had already gone and I was late for work.So I missed the  bus.I missed your birthday.   means I  forgot your birthday. I wasnt late for  it, I forgot it.  I had it written in my  calendar but for some reason I didnt  look at the c alendar and I forgot to  send you a birthday card or I forgot to  ring you or text you and in this way.I  can say:Look, Im really sorry that I  missed your birthday. so not only you were  you late but you forgot about it altogether.If your friend goes away for a few months working to another country or travelling to another country and youre not able to go with them you might send them a text to say:I miss youNow, when they get back you say:Wow thats great  to see you again, I really missed you.  meaning I was lonely without you.Okay. So there are some examples of how we use the word MISS.Lose L O S E  means  that you cannot find something. You put somewhere and youre not  able to locate it. You might find it after a short while  so its only lost temporarily. Or  something that you lose completely. Okay.So let me give you some examples.I lost the football match.  I was playing  against another team, we were hoping to  win so that we could do better in thecompetition but we lost th e game. The game is over, we cannot retrieve the situation, the game is lost.Ive lost my car keys.  I  dont know where they are.  I cant say:Ive missed my car keys.Ive lost my car  keys.  I put them somewhere and I cant  find them. Perhaps theyre on the table.Perhaps theyre in a pocket of a jacket. Somewhere but at the moment they are  lost so I have to look for them.I lost  my place in the queue.I was standing in  a queue waiting to go to the cinema and  then I remembered that I had forgottento bring my wallet so I ran home and  came back and of course the queue was  much bigger so I could say:Oh Ive lost  my place in the queue.  I had to stand at  the back of the queue.  If you lose  anything, its misplaced temporarily as  we talked about the keys or permanently.I dont know what I did with my wallet I  lost it when I was in town.You come home  and you have no wallet, your cards are  gone, you have to cancel them so they are  lost forever. So you have to contact the  bank to cancel all your credit cards  because you lost your wallet. So thats  another more permanent nature than  losing your car keys that you find laterin your jacket pocket. Okay.So thats  hopefully giving you some examples of  the difference between MISS and LOSE  and remember as always join us on  www.englishlessonviaskype.com and subscribe to our  channel.  And remember when you subscribe  to the channel, click the notification  bell so that youll get informed when  theres a new video waiting for you.And we have six online courses now available for you dealing with English grammar and other aspects and youll find the link below.Okay. And we talk to you again soon. Difference between Miss and Lose Don't keep this to yourself, tell the world: