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> because if you've spoken english for any length of time, you know about 1000 words with long-o soft-s that end in "oose"

> it's people who are reading it wrong in their head

After speaking english (which is my second language and has nothing common with the slavic language I usually speak) for over 15 years, I learned TODAY that those words are supposed to sound different.

Thank you and next time please consider that people like me exist.

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Interesting, so when you said the following 2 sentences:

The team will lose the game.

The lid on the jar is loose.

How did you pronounce lose/loose up until now (either out loud or in your head)?

Another ESL speaker here. To me they are pronounced exactly the same. The best way I can describe how I pronounce it to you is "loose" :)

Lol hmmmm... very interesting.

So how do you pronounce "nose" (like on your face)?

Second question: how do you pronounce "bulldozer" (like the heavy machinery)

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