On Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:48:59 +0200, Rolf Mantel
wrote:

Am 03.07.2015 um 05:32 schrieb Frank Krygowski:

(BTW, note the spelling. "Lose" is one of the most frequently
misspelled words in English - so much so that I briefly wondered if
other English-speaking countries spelled it differently.)

Homophones are difficult to deal with for native speakers who learn
language by ear; more important common errors are
who's vs whose
it's vs its
their vs there (vs. they're in Northern England)

So lose vs. on the loose (escaped) just lines up with the others.

From time to time I've had folks that were learning English tell me
how difficult it is. For example, if an Indonesian can hear an
Indonesian word pronounced he can spell it. I remember my secretary
trying to come to grips with some of the English words, break and
brake, for example.
--
cheers,

John B.