-'d

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English

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Suffix

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-'d

  1. (archaic or poetic) -ed.
  2. Sometimes used to form the past tense of some awkward verbs that are in the form of numerals, letters, and abbreviations, especially in online communication. Compare -’s.
    Google Plus - You +1'd this.
    I just lol'd but then stopped and realized this wasn't funny.
    That guy just got KO'd!
    • 2008, Douglas Crockford, JavaScript: The Good Parts:
      The eval function also compromises the security of your application, because it grants too much authority to the eval'd text.

Usage notes

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  • In the Early Modern English (1500-1700) period, -ed was usually pronounced as a full syllable (/ɪd/, /ɛd/, /ed/) in all contexts. Today, this is only conserved in verbs ending in /t/ (such as dated), verbs ending in /d/ (such as shaded), and in certain adjectives (learned, blessed). The contracted form with the silent e, now familiar to modern speakers, was then considered somewhat improper and indicated using the -'d suffix.[1] Eventually, this pronunciation became dominant and the archaic pronunciation with the non-silent e is now indicated using -èd.

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References

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  1. ^ Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman (2020 November 13) “Something wicked this way comes”, in Grammarphobia[1], archived from the original on 2023-03-23