Why English doesn't use accents

Re:Why English doesn't use accents by MLR on Monday July 07, 2025 @03:26AM (#44487598)

Winged and legged are still pronounced like that too, at least by some.

Interestingly, as an addition to the parent comment, there's a certain point in time where a lot of -ed words are often spelt -'d, which presumably is from the transitionary period between the expectation that the -ed was pronounced and today's general pronunciation.

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Re:Why English doesn't use accents by UncleSlacky on Monday July 07, 2025 @06:34AM (#44488754)

You see this in Shakespeare's plays, "-ed" endings are the equivalent of "-èd", whereas "-'d" is pronounced "-ed" as is common today.

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Re:Why English doesn't use accents by dfawcus on Monday July 07, 2025 @02:33PM (#44493321)

Oddly enough, I pronounce 'legged' that way, but not 'winged'.

e.g. "Long legged monster"

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