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Loose vs. Lose
Loose
/lus/Examples:
Her shoes are loose.A loose dog ran through the park.
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Lose
/luːz/Examples:
I always lose my keys.Don't lose hope, things will get better.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Loose has two os, just like the loop that might be loose in a shoelace.
- Lose has one o, and when you lose something, its often gone, just like the missing o'.
- Think about how a loose rope can slip and become larger, while lose a game means its over — and one less o' remains.
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