willya@lemmyf.uk to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoReading read wrongthumbsnap.comimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down121
arrow-up1508arrow-down1imageReading read wrongthumbsnap.comwillya@lemmyf.uk to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squarequigat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoWhat’s up with made/bade? I pronounce those the same way.
minus-squareVeltoss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoIt’s a 100 year old poem, I’m guessing it was pronounced different in that area at the time.
minus-squareRehwyn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 years agoBade is the past tense of “bid” and is technically pronounced the same as “bad”. Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bade Essentially, the pronunciation follows the same pattern as words like “sit - sat”, but the spelling pattern follows a different Old English pattern.
What’s up with made/bade? I pronounce those the same way.
It’s a 100 year old poem, I’m guessing it was pronounced different in that area at the time.
Bade is the past tense of “bid” and is technically pronounced the same as “bad”. Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bade
Essentially, the pronunciation follows the same pattern as words like “sit - sat”, but the spelling pattern follows a different Old English pattern.