@58008 to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 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-square117arrow-up1179arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1155arrow-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 looking@58008 to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square117file-text
minus-square@thelasttootlink1•edit-211 hours agoLose rhymes with clues, not close. Edit: I just noticed your reply
minus-square@LifeInMultipleChoicelink1•13 minutes 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 🤷
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 🤷