Writing Helper: Choose vs Chose

Here’s another one that I see all the time in writing, but I never hear.

Choose is a present-tense verb. It’s pronounced like booze.

  1. Which option will you choose for your investments?
  2. Did you choose which restaurant you want to go to for dinner?

Chose is a past-tense verb. It’s pronounced like hose.

  1. I chose to sell our house before the prices fell.
  2. I’m glad I chose to buy a hybrid last year.

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