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suffixes - Pronunciation of the -ate suffix - English Language Usage . . . 1 I don't know about a process, but the difference in pronunciation can be interpreted as resulting from -ate verbs all having some kind of stress* on the last syllable, while -ate nouns or adjectives can have a fully unstressed last syllable
verbs - The pronunciation of ate - English Language Usage Stack . . . I find the OED note puzzling, because the OED2 (and OED3—there was no change) article gives the pronunciation of ate as “ eɪt ɛt iːt ” and also makes it clear that eɪt is the older form, with εt being analogically formed based on similarly patterning strong verbs like read and lead (and also beat and heat in certain dialectal
meaning - I just ate them and Ive just eaten them — Whats the . . . "I ate it" is regarding the event on its own without considering any present relevance - even possibly those same acts of eating the curry, the cake and the polar bear In a similar way, some expressions of time encompass the present "Just" and "just now" do, and so normally do "today" and "this afternoon" (assuming it is still this afternoon)
Whats the difference between I did eat and I ate? In short, what is the difference between the following sentences? I did eat my lunch an hour ago I ate my lunch an hour ago They both are past tense Honestly, I'm confused between them
What is the origin of the 7 8 9 joke? - English Language Usage . . . The Home News SILLY SQUARE … Why did 6 cry? Because 7 ate 9 — Gina D'Amato, 9, Milltown … As I'm of a certain age, I tend to blame all jokes like this on the anonymous geniuses at Dixie Cup Corporation, who produced a line of riddle cups in the 1970s, and again in the 1990s So far, I haven't been able to verify that the onus belongs
What American English dialect has et as the past tense of eat? 4 In several books and TV shows, there have been characters who say "et" instead of "ate" (As in, "I et dinner yesterday at 6:00") I looked it up on Wiktionary, which defines it but doesn't say where it's used: et (colloquial or dialectal) simple past tense and past participle of eat
How to ask if a person has done had breakfast? It would usually be either “Did you have breakfast?” or “Have you had breakfast?” Also fine are “Did you eat… ?” and “Have you eaten… ?” If it is — say — mid-morning, and you want to know if someone has already eaten today, then “Have you had eaten breakfast?” (possibly “…yet?”) is probably the more natural form (since they might still have the breakfast in
grammar - Have ever eaten or Ever ate - English Language Usage . . . Is "Have ever eaten" correct or do I have to use the past simple "I ever ate", since the process (of eating) is already over If I won't refer to any date in the past, which tense is the correct one? Nonetheless, "Have ever eaten" sounds correct to me But sometimes the usage of past simple and simple perfect just confuses me
Why do we say Its time we ate and not Its time we eat? Why do we use the simple past but not the present or future in the following expressions: Don't you think it's time we went a little further Don't you think it's time we ate Don't you think it's t
Should ate and eight be pronounced exactly alike? In BrE, ate is sometimes pronounced et , and the Cambridge Dictionary gives this pronunciation Even if ate is pronounced like eight, there may well be subtle differences