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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Past tense of loathe, bathe, clothe
Hi
I would like to confirm the pronunciation of the past tense of the following words. (The first form of the verb is no problem at all: loathe, bathe, clothe, smooth)
Loathed
Bathed
Clothed
I've seen many Indians and Pakistanis (myself included) stumble on the pronunciation of these words and others like these. For example: smoothed, buck-toothed, mouthed, bequeathed, etc.
Would your native ears cringe if "loathed" was pronounced like "load" and "bathed" was pronounced like "bade"?
Thanks,
Tom
I would like to confirm the pronunciation of the past tense of the following words. (The first form of the verb is no problem at all: loathe, bathe, clothe, smooth)
Loathed
Bathed
Clothed
I've seen many Indians and Pakistanis (myself included) stumble on the pronunciation of these words and others like these. For example: smoothed, buck-toothed, mouthed, bequeathed, etc.
Would your native ears cringe if "loathed" was pronounced like "load" and "bathed" was pronounced like "bade"?
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
It's a bit of exercise to pronounce them - athletic, so to speak. If you're comfortable with the bare form, you should be okay. " Yes, "load" and "bade" are definitely cringeworthy.
- It's a bit of exercise to pronounce them - athletic, so to speak.
- If you're comfortable with the bare form, you should be okay.
- " Yes, "load" and "bade" are definitely cringeworthy.
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It's a bit of exercise to pronounce them - athletic, so to speak.
If you're comfortable with the bare form, you should be okay.
You mustn't give up any of the "th" while adding the "d."
And you mustn't add a second syllable "Ed."
But it definitely takes longer to say it with the "d."
If you have trouble, try substituting a "t" for the "d."
Then, when you're comfor
If you're comfortable with the bare form, you should be okay.
You mustn't give up any of the "th" while adding the "d."
And you mustn't add a second syllable "Ed."
But it definitely takes longer to say it with the "d."
If you have trouble, try substituting a "t" for the "d."
Then, when you're comfor
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Mr. TomHi
I would like to confirm the pronunciation of the past tense of the following words. (The first form of the verb is no problem at all: loathe, bathe, clothe, smooth)
Loathed --> /lo?ðd/
Bathed --> /be?ðd/
Clothed --> /k
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Mr. TomWould your native ears cringe if "loathed" was pronounced like "load" and "bathed" was pronounced like "bade"?I'm afraid so. You can't leave out the "th" sound without sounding strange.
CJ
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