I don't know about you . . .
But the word "READ" pisses me off to type out.
And I will now use examples to illustrate WHY. (Pretend they are - pms or something)
((Ok, in these examples, RED and REED are the two forms of read. And try saying the wrong ones out loud XP ))
Quote:
Proper English :
"Did you read that book for our English assignment? I read it last night."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"Did you reed that book for our English assignment? I red it last night."
Wrong interpretation :
"Did you red that book for our English assignment? I reed it last night."
"Did you read that book for our English assignment? I read it last night."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"Did you reed that book for our English assignment? I red it last night."
Wrong interpretation :
"Did you red that book for our English assignment? I reed it last night."
Quote:
Proper English :
"I will never get this paper read! It is so long! Here, read it to me!"
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"I will never get this paper red! It is so long! Here, reed it to me!"
Wrong interpretation :
"I will never get this paper reed! It is so long! Here, red it to me!"
"I will never get this paper read! It is so long! Here, read it to me!"
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"I will never get this paper red! It is so long! Here, reed it to me!"
Wrong interpretation :
"I will never get this paper reed! It is so long! Here, red it to me!"
Quote:
Proper English :
"Reading is an important part of your routine. I have read every day of my life."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"Reeding is an important part of your routine. I have red every day of my life."
Wrong interpretation :
"Reding is an important part of your routine. I have reed every day of my life."
"Reading is an important part of your routine. I have read every day of my life."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"Reeding is an important part of your routine. I have red every day of my life."
Wrong interpretation :
"Reding is an important part of your routine. I have reed every day of my life."
Quote:
Proper English :
"Read, read, read and succeed."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"Reed, reed, reed and succeed."
Wrong interpretation :
"Red, red, red and succ-ed."
"Read, read, read and succeed."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"Reed, reed, reed and succeed."
Wrong interpretation :
"Red, red, red and succ-ed."
Quote:
Proper English :
"I read this story last night, and it had me crying. I would read it again, though."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"I red this story last night, and it had me crying. I would reed it again, though."
Wrong interpretation :
"I reed this story last night, and it had me crying. I would red it again, though."
"I read this story last night, and it had me crying. I would read it again, though."
The way it can be so confusing :
Right way :
"I red this story last night, and it had me crying. I would reed it again, though."
Wrong interpretation :
"I reed this story last night, and it had me crying. I would red it again, though."