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EyeSeeYou Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Adjectives ending in -ED.

Do ALL adjectives ending by ED have an /id/ pronunciation? Or is it more like there's a few exceptions only and the rest follow the same rules applied to the regular verbs?

What about "spoil" then? As far as I know both, the verb and the adjective, have the same pronunciation: a /d/ one. Shouldn't the adjective have an /id/ pronunciation to set it apart from the verb?
  

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EyeSeeYou is it more like there's a few exceptions only and the rest follow the same rules applied to the regular verbs? Yes, that is the case. EyeSeeYou What about "spoil" then?

— Mister Micawber

  • EyeSeeYou is it more like there's a few exceptions only and the rest follow the same rules applied to the regular verbs?
  • Yes, that is the case.
  • EyeSeeYou What about "spoil" then?
  • As far as I know both, the verb and the adjective, have the same pronunciation: a /d/ one.
  • Right.
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EyeSeeYouis it more like there's a few exceptions only and the rest follow the same rules applied to the regular verbs?
Yes, that is the case.
EyeSeeYouWhat about "spoil" then? As far as I know both, the verb and the adjective, have the same pronunciation: a /d/ one.
Right.
EyeSeeYou Shouldn't the adj
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I see. So the complete list of few exceptional adjectives is as follows?

Aged
Beloved
Blessed
Crooked
Dogged
Learned
Legged
Naked
Ragged
Rugged
Supposed (this one can also be pronounced with /t/ )
Wicked
Wretched
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I would not presume that it is complete, but yes.
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What about "psyched" ? Would you say it with final /t/ or /id/ ?
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Mister Micawber EyeSeeYouis it more like there's a few exceptions only and the rest follow the same rules applied to the regular verbs?Yes, that is the case.EyeSeeYouWhat about "spoil" then? As far as I know both, the verb and the adjective, have the same pronunciation: a /d/ one.Right.EyeSeeYou Shouldn't the adjective have an /id/ pronunciation to set it apart from the v
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xxchivalryxxSuch as "As far as I know"," both the verb and the adjective have the same ****"u"nciation,"
I have no idea what you are raving on about. There is nothing obviously wrong at all.

For one thing, you seem to think that 'pronunciation' is a misspelled word. If so, I think you'd better have a good look in a dictionary before you start correc
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