58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square120fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down129file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-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 month agomessage-square120fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down8·1 month agoWords pronounced like lose? That’s easy. Close
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoClose is way closer to clothes than it is to lose. And close is more like gross.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoI was joking, close would only be pronounced similar to lose if it were spelled clues.
minus-squarethelasttoot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoLose rhymes with clues, not close. Edit: I just noticed your reply
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoNo 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 🤷
Words pronounced like lose? That’s easy. Close
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.
Lose rhymes with clues, not close.
Edit: I just noticed your reply
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 🤷