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It'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 looking

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‘Choose’ rhymes with ‘lose’? I mean c’mon, someone did that shit on purpose 👀

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vaper@lemmy.world
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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

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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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Words pronounced like lose? That’s easy. Close

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Jojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Close is way closer to clothes than it is to lose. And close is more like gross.

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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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I was joking, close would only be pronounced similar to lose if it were spelled clues.

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thelasttoot@lemmy.world
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Lose rhymes with clues, not close.

Edit: I just noticed your reply

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LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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No worries, it was just used to point out the premise of the post. Lose and close were the closest in spelling while also having the dumb pun included if you will. Bad jokes get downvoted or overlooked sometimes 🤷

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