58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days 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-square121fedilinkarrow-up1200file-text
arrow-up1200message-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 · 6 days agomessage-square121fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·5 days agoThey never did. Their spelling, meaning, and pronunciation are the same as they have always been.
They never did. Their spelling, meaning, and pronunciation are the same as they have always been.