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'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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What about similar oddities in English?
(This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it's to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.

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[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

We should be consistent and say "readed". While we're on the subject, why isn't the past tense of go "goed"?

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Be the change you want to see. Making people cringe as bonus!

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[–] maxxadrenaline@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

what if we just change the past tense to red? simpler?

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[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

They should be spelled the way they currently are.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Spelt.

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[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Maybe to reed (infinitive) and read (past tense), but you can usually infer which one it is from context so no need to change the spelling.

[–] domdanial@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

"I read the magazines" isn't clear on its own, but with other text it probably is.

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"I read a lot of books about English spelling!"

Is this past tense?

[–] BangCrash@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Depends on the context

[–] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

The meta aspect of 'shit' has to be up there.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igh9iO5BxBo

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