58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoIt's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was lookingmessage-squaremessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareIt's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was looking58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevaper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-220 hours agoLoose rhymes with noose. I can’t think of a word that’s spelled and pronounced like lose so you have me there. choose lose cruise booze all rhyme lol
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down8·20 hours agoWords pronounced like lose? That’s easy. Close
minus-squarethelasttoot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 hours agoLose rhymes with clues, not close. Edit: I just noticed your reply
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·19 hours agoClose is way closer to clothes than it is to lose. And close is more like gross.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 hours agoI was joking, close would only be pronounced similar to lose if it were spelled clues.
Loose rhymes with noose. I can’t think of a word that’s spelled and pronounced like lose so you have me there.
choose lose cruise booze
all rhyme lol
Words pronounced like lose? That’s easy. Close
Lose rhymes with clues, not close.
Edit: I just noticed your reply
Close is way closer to clothes than it is to lose. And close is more like gross.
I was joking, close would only be pronounced similar to lose if it were spelled clues.