How to spell Chose/Choose

The common mistake made with the spelling of chose is to actually write the word choose instead.

Choose (pronounced chewz) is the act of selecting something in the present or in the future.

Chose (pronounced chose) is having selected something in the past.

To help you remember which word is which and use the correct spelling, think of the following:

The woman had to choose which of the two zoo's she should donate her orangutan to. 

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CHOOSE