Post #3497741
2026-06-30 17:32 UTC
I am a native speaker of English but need to pause to have a little despair spiral every time I consciously register that the present and past tense for “read” are spelled the same but pronounced differently.
Replies (2)
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 2026-06-30 20:24
@jessie@mastodon.social I am grateful all the time that I got this bear of a language out of the way before I was old enough to know how awful it is.
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@RandomDamage@infosec.exchange 2026-06-30 20:17
@jessie@mastodon.social but both rhyme with lead!