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Old 06-11-2012, 02:43 PM   #19
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It's quite possible that "lead" and "read" always rhymed at one time, before the Great Vowel Shift.
http://www.h2g2.com/approved_entry/A980624
Pronunciation is still evolving centuries after spelling was fixed.
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