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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 (self.showerthoughts)
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'Choose' rhymes with 'lose'? I mean c'mon, someone did that shit on purpose ๐Ÿ‘€

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

And here's me, another non-native speaker, just learning that booze doesn't rhyme with goose.

[โ€“] ohwhatfollyisman 6 points 6 days ago

oh, no, no, no! booze and a goose should never go together!

[โ€“] samus12345 2 points 6 days ago

So did you think "goose" was pronounced like "choose?" Understandable.