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OP Have thought of another burning question: are there any other words that end in -ed, as "naked" does, that are not past tenses of verbs? I can't think of any. Words, that is, that make no sense if you take the "d" or "ed" off the end. You can slake your thirst, and then it is slaked; you can bake your pie, and then it is a baked good. You can spurn your lover, and then he or she is spurned. But "naked" don't work that way; you cannot "nake" (much though you might try!). Are there any other words like it? ending in an -ed that, if removed, creates a non-word?
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted -ed words (eg, naked) modestgoddess 06/20/02 03:01 AM Re: -ed words (eg, naked) doc_comfort 06/20/02 04:26 AM Re: -ed words (eg, naked) modestgoddess 06/20/02 01:51 PM Re: -ed words (eg, naked) reed 06/20/02 09:18 PM Re: -ed words (eg, naked) wwh 06/20/02 09:22 PM OF COURSE! modestgoddess 06/21/02 12:40 AM Re: OF COURSE! Wordwind 06/21/02 01:00 AM Proper names modestgoddess 06/21/02 01:34 AM
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