To my deep embarrassment, in spite of having a pretty damn big vocabulary, I was tripped up by “misled” which simply didn’t register as the past of “mislead” and thus, I thought, was pronounced to slant-rhyme with isles
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people have repeatedly explained to me which one it is but the construction that uses the word "read" for example: "he remained non-committal (read: he was vehemently opposed to the idea but didn't want to say anything)" I will never remember whether it's past participle or imperative / reed or red
aug 31, 2025, 12:35 am • 1 0 • view
If they are commanding you to do it (read:) it’s Reed like Nora
aug 31, 2025, 12:37 am • 2 0 • view
I think I mess it up because I take it as shorthand for "this should be read as..."
aug 31, 2025, 12:38 am • 1 0 • view
Oh that makes perfect sense
aug 31, 2025, 12:38 am • 0 0 • view
maybe it'll take this time 🤞
aug 31, 2025, 12:39 am • 1 0 • view
But I understand completely the thing where sometimes you get a block and a thing is just never going to register no matter how many times people tell you
aug 31, 2025, 12:37 am • 1 0 • view
I suppose I could just have said “mild” ah well. Also I had no idea how to say the word “psalm” because my religious education was spotty
aug 31, 2025, 12:35 am • 2 0 • view
I pronounced it "MY-zlled" in my head until, like, junior high or later.
aug 31, 2025, 12:49 am • 1 0 • view
I am comforted to learn that I was not alone in this one
aug 31, 2025, 1:04 am • 1 0 • view
For a long time I seem to have thought the past tense of "lead" was "lead" (pronounced as "led"), kind of like "read" / "read." I may have thought "led" was the metal.
aug 31, 2025, 12:40 am • 1 0 • view