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Healer Posted 11 years ago
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When do we pronounce which for the words such as "blessed" and "cursed"?

Sometimes we say blessed as blest and cursed as curst. However sometimes we also say blesid and cursid. So which is which?
  

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healer Sometimes we say blessed as blest and cursed as curst. That's typically when we use them as verbs. The Pope blessed the crowd.

— CalifJim

  • healer Sometimes we say blessed as blest and cursed as curst.
  • That's typically when we use them as verbs.
  • The Pope blessed the crowd.
  • healer sometimes we also say blesid and cursid.
  • That's typically when we use them as adjectives.
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healerSometimes we say blessed as blest and cursed as curst.
That's typically when we use them as verbs. The Pope blessed the crowd.
healersometimes we also say blesid and cursid.
That's typically when we use them as adjectives. The cool drinks were a blessed relief on such a hot day.

CJ
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healerwe also say blesid and cursid
No. Bles-ed and curs-ed.
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Anonymous healerwe also say blesid and cursidNo. Bles-ed and curs-ed.
Anon was attemting to write the word as they are pronounced. Many people do indeed pronounce the final syllable as /?/.
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