We have partnered with TradePub to bring you free industry magazines and resources - no coupons or credit cards required!

Visit: englishforums.tradepub.com


Share this topic:
This question is Not Answered
Latest post Sat, Jan 3 2009 9:58 PM by Avangi. 3 replies.
Suggest an answer | | |
gosz  +  629772 Sat, 03 Jan 09 09:25 PM
I've just realised I am not sure about the pronunciation of the word 'read' in the idiom 'take something as read' - do you say it like the basic form of the verb, or like it's its past form?
thanks in advance Yes
Joined on Fri, Jan 2 2009
New Member 11
Grammar Geek  +  629781 Sat, 03 Jan 09 09:52 PM
 Hi gosz, and welcome to EF. You have a GREAT avatar.

The past - said like "red." 

Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006
Veteran Member 19,659
Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!
gosz, 323 days ago
Grammar Geek, thanks for your quick reply Rose Much appreciated.
Avangi  +  629783 Sat, 03 Jan 09 09:58 PM
The past participle (and simple past tense) is spelled the same way as the infinitive and the simple present, as you know.  The present is pronounced "reed" and the past is pronunced "red."
Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007
Veteran Member 8,180
". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier
© MediaCet Ltd. 2009, v5.0.3607.32596. All content posted by our users is a contribution to the public domain, this does not include imported usenet posts.*
For web related enquires please contact us on webmaster@mediacet.com, status updates are available at status.mediacet.com.
*Usenet post removal: Use 'X-No-Archive'. You may not have understood that your posts would end up in the public domain. Please send proof of the poster's email, we will remove immediately.