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(it tastes like the opposite accent mark)
(add a little to the intro, add a comment at the bottom of the list reminding of the difference between an acute and grace accent)
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{{about-nothe|accenting the ends of words}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] running gag|-'d}}
{{about-nothe|accenting the ends of words}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] running gag|-'d}}
[[Image:stripedpants.PNG|thumb|Teenage Homestar wears stripèd pants.]]
[[Image:stripedpants.PNG|thumb|Teenage Homestar wears stripèd pants.]]
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Characters often replace -ed with '''-èd''', which is a more accented version of the suffix.
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Characters often replace -ed with '''-èd'''.  In American English, the [[wikipedia:Grave Accent|grave accent]] indicates that a vowel that would usually be silent should be pronounced.  For example, ''stripèd'' is pronounced '''strī-pəd'''.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[Place ya bets!]] — Strong Sad instructs [[The Deleteheads]] to "Please be '''seatèd'''".
*[[Place ya bets!]] — Strong Sad instructs [[The Deleteheads]] to "Please be '''seatèd'''".
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad takes the light-up starfish on an advertisement for [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], mentioning that "Bubs doesn't need this '''lightèd''' star."
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad takes the light-up starfish on an advertisement for [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], mentioning that "Bubs doesn't need this '''lightèd''' star."
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[[Category:Word running gags|ed]]
[[Category:Word running gags|ed]]

Revision as of 03:22, 26 April 2009

This article is about accenting the ends of words. For the Teen Girl Squad running gag, see -'d.
Teenage Homestar wears stripèd pants.

Characters often replace -ed with -èd. In American English, the grave accent indicates that a vowel that would usually be silent should be pronounced. For example, stripèd is pronounced strī-pəd.

Appearances

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