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EyeSeeYou Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
BELOVED
Just when I thought I would give the phonetics issue a temporary rest, this started to bug me.
Why is it that the word 'beloved' has the '-id' ending when the word has a voiced sound? Shouldn't it have the '-d' sound at the end, like in 'loved'?
Why is it that the word 'beloved' has the '-id' ending when the word has a voiced sound? Shouldn't it have the '-d' sound at the end, like in 'loved'?
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There is a set of -ed past participles which when used adjectivally have a separate syllable for the suffix: beloved naked wicked aged crooked dogged learned wretched blessed legged etc. Why? I don't know.
- There is a set of -ed past participles which when used adjectivally have a separate syllable for the suffix: beloved naked wicked aged crooked dogged learned wretched blessed legged etc.
- Why?
- I don't know.
- An historical remnant, I suppose.
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There is a set of -ed past participles which when used adjectivally have a separate syllable for the suffix:
beloved
naked
wicked
aged
crooked
dogged
learned
wretched
blessed
legged
etc.
Why? I don't know. An historical remnant, I suppose.
beloved
naked
wicked
aged
crooked
dogged
learned
wretched
blessed
legged
etc.
Why? I don't know. An historical remnant, I suppose.
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Hi Eye See You,
You asked:
You asked:
Why is it that the word 'beloved' has the '-id' ending when the word has a voiced sound? Shouldn't it have the '-d' sound at the end, like in 'loved'?
Some people pronounce 'ed' in 'beloved' /d/. According to the Oxford English Dictionary this is the less common, while the Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary says it's the other way ar
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