"Lose" or "Loose"?

There seems to be increasing confusion about which word to use. I have seen "loosing time" and similar phrases used. It should be "losing time". The word "loose" should only be used for the opposite of "tight". The confusion comes about because of the way the word sounds. Like many English words, the spelling is not phonetic: it isn't spelt the way it sounds.

Incorrectly joined up words

"Every day / Everyday" is just one of many examples of words that are often joined up when they shouldn't be. Others are joined together when they should never be. You will not find these words in any English dictionary:

"aswell" should be "as well"
"incase" should be "in case"
"alot" should be "a lot"