Hi, LH.

When you stop to think about it, the spelling of 'lose' doesn't make sense. Look at the following words:

hose
rose
nose
chose
Mose
prose
those
lose


Which word does not belong? 'Lose,' of course. It has a long u sound when it ought to have a long o sound. No wonder, when we are typing away and are concentrating on what to say, that we forget how to spell the odd word 'lose.'

I've even done it myself!