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It doesn't make sense to have "lose" pronounced as it is. We have rose, pose, dose, nose all pronounced with ō. And then you have lose pronounced as loo͞z. It f

It doesn't make sense to have "lose" pronounced as it is. We have rose, pose, dose, nose all pronounced with ō. And then you have lose pronounced as loo͞z. It feels natural to put two O's in there when you write it.

freehorse 6mo ago
English is not a rules-based language, esp wrt pronunciation. Words can be pronounced as anything.
- saganus 6mo ago
  When I discovered the pronunciation of Houston, TX and Houston, NY... my mind was blown
- abustamam 6mo ago
  This is true, but if the goal is to be understood, it's in the speaker's best interest to pronounce words in a way they'll best be understood. So I think even if the language itself lacks formal rules, we as a society of communicators should align on some loose set of rules.
  - freehorse 6mo ago
    I am at a loss; should we change the way “lose” is pronounced or the way it is written? I feel like if we just add an “o”, connections with other derivative words may be lost or those need to change too. Also, the “s” in “loose” (the actual word) should be pronounced as “z” sound, as it lies between 2 vowels. Should we also change that? Should we change the way it is pronounced or the way it is written? Maybe if we change this to “loosse” we can free space for “lose” to add an “o”?
    - abustamam 6mo ago
      As much as I'd like it to be the case, there's too much to unlearn, and I think this would be Pandoras box. Too many weird words and spellings to change. This language comedian does a bunch of humorous sketches about how many languages make no sense! But in particular, this video tackles false "rhymes" like allow and shallow. https://youtube.com/shorts/6ZE5zMnBwVc?si=gBiwe9QjT-Co-MVu https://youtube.com/shorts/6ZE5zMnBwVc?si=gBiwe9QjT-Co-MVu
- joquarky 6mo ago
  ... at the mental cost of the reader. Do you not want people to read what you write?
  - freehorse 6mo ago
    How does writing “lose” as “loose” help? For one, not all learn English spoken-first.

freehorse 6mo ago

English is not a rules-based language, esp wrt pronunciation. Words can be pronounced as anything.

saganus 6mo ago
When I discovered the pronunciation of Houston, TX and Houston, NY... my mind was blown
abustamam 6mo ago
This is true, but if the goal is to be understood, it's in the speaker's best interest to pronounce words in a way they'll best be understood. So I think even if the language itself lacks formal rules, we as a society of communicators should align on some loose set of rules.
- freehorse 6mo ago
  I am at a loss; should we change the way “lose” is pronounced or the way it is written? I feel like if we just add an “o”, connections with other derivative words may be lost or those need to change too. Also, the “s” in “loose” (the actual word) should be pronounced as “z” sound, as it lies between 2 vowels. Should we also change that? Should we change the way it is pronounced or the way it is written? Maybe if we change this to “loosse” we can free space for “lose” to add an “o”?
  - abustamam 6mo ago
    As much as I'd like it to be the case, there's too much to unlearn, and I think this would be Pandoras box. Too many weird words and spellings to change. This language comedian does a bunch of humorous sketches about how many languages make no sense! But in particular, this video tackles false "rhymes" like allow and shallow. https://youtube.com/shorts/6ZE5zMnBwVc?si=gBiwe9QjT-Co-MVu https://youtube.com/shorts/6ZE5zMnBwVc?si=gBiwe9QjT-Co-MVu
joquarky 6mo ago
... at the mental cost of the reader. Do you not want people to read what you write?
- freehorse 6mo ago
  How does writing “lose” as “loose” help? For one, not all learn English spoken-first.