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I knew they went whoosh, but talk too?Originally posted by expat View PostLoose talk???
What do they say? Well done? Good job, etc?
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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.Originally posted by Foxy Moron View PostHow would you say "There's a moose loose about this house"?
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Really? No wonder people have trouble with loose/lose. I couldn't understand how anybody could confuse them. Thanks.Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostOnly 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.
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Only scotchmen pronounce loose like cook.Originally posted by expat View PostQ: 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
Down in England it's the same as lose (as in loo, poo and jew) - it's the 's' sound that is different.
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People always take the mick when I say book. It's because I pronounce it buuk
sometimes it aint easy being a scouser
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Loose talk???
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
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