Loose talk???

[expat]

Q: how do you pronounce LOOSE?

I pronounce it "loo-sss" where the "oo" is short as in "cook", and the "sss" is long, and is a hiss and not a buzz.

Q: how do you pronounce LOSE?

I pronounce it "looo-zz" where the "ooo" is long as in "coo", and the "zz" is short, and is a buzz, not a hiss.


This does mean that I never lose track of the meanings

[Foxy Moron]

How do you pronounce "cook"?

[EternalOptimist]

People always take the mick when I say book. It's because I pronounce it buuk

sometimes it aint easy being a scouser

[Doggy Styles]

Q: how do you pronounce LOOSE?

I pronounce it "loo-sss" where the "oo" is short as in "cook", and the "sss" is long, and is a hiss and not a buzz.

Q: how do you pronounce LOSE?

I pronounce it "looo-zz" where the "ooo" is long as in "coo", and the "zz" is short, and is a buzz, not a hiss.


This does mean that I never lose track of the meanings

Only scotchmen pronounce loose like cook.

Down in England it's the same as lose (as in loo, poo and jew) - it's the 's' sound that is different.

[expat]

Only scotchmen pronounce loose like cook.

Down in England it's the same as lose (as in loo, poo and jew) - it's the 's' sound that is different.

Really? No wonder people have trouble with loose/lose. I couldn't understand how anybody could confuse them. Thanks.

[Foxy Moron]

How would you say "There's a moose loose about this house"?

[expat]

How would you say "There's a moose loose about this house"?

I know what you're after, but I pronounce moose and loose the same (apart the initial letter of course), and the "ou" sound in about and house I pronounce the same as each other, as in how now brown cow, not hoo noo broon coo.

[TimberWolf]

Loose talk???

I knew they went whoosh, but talk too?

What do they say? Well done? Good job, etc?

[expat]

I knew they went whoosh, but talk too?

What do they say? Well done? Good job, etc?

Piss off

[Ruprect]

How would you say "There's a moose loose about this house"?

aboot, hoose