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Originally Posted by basilsands
When anomalies like that occur I just revert to "Amalgamated Rural English" and say either "leadid" or "follerd" as in:
He was told to lead the troops into the canyon. He leadid them down the path, and they follerd his lead.
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What is it with the English (and certain parts of the US such as New England) putting an "R" in a word that doesn't have one there?
Pronouncing the suffix "ed" as a separate syllable is proper in that it was the way it was originally done (it goes back to before the 16th century and one or two hundred years past then). It is now considered archaic and people who still use that pronounciation are looked upon as rustics (bumpkins on my side of the pond).