If you still think that English spelling makes sense, consider loose, lose, choose, and chose.
Loose means ‘not tight’. It looks like moose, and sounds like it, so perhaps this will help you remember:
The moose is loose!!
Lose looks like it should rhyme with hose and close, but it doesn’t. Instead it rhymes with clues:
Don’t lose the clues!!
Chose sounds the way you expect it should, like hose and close. It means you picked something in the past. Choose (which means you pick something in the present) looks as if it should rhyme with moose and loose, but it doesn’t. Instead, it rhymes with lose:
Don’t choose to lose!
So now that this is all clear I hope to see lose being used about the game that didn’t go well or the keys that went missing—not loose. It’s all about making good choices, eh?
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