https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/137657/the-pronunciation-of-ate
I find the OED note puzzling, because the OED2 (and OED3—there was no change) article gives the pronunciation of ate as “/eɪt/ /ɛt/ /iːt/” and also makes it clear that /e
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16081/i-just-ate-them-and-ive-just-eaten-them-whats-the-difference-in-american
Mar 12, 2011 · "I ate it" is regarding the event on its own without considering any present relevance - even possibly those same acts of eating the curry, the cake and the polar b
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/590338/a-word-to-describe-that-you-ate-too-much-so-you-dont-like-it-anymore-now
Jun 14, 2022 · In our native language we have a word for saying that you can't eat something because you ate too much of it and now you don't like the taste of it (for some time).
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/600156/what-do-you-say-when-people-ate-the-food-you-cooked-until-nothing-is-left
Dec 19, 2022 · What do you say when people ate the food you cooked until nothing is left? The corn soup that I made is… or is there any other expression or sentence form to say
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/246137/what-american-english-dialect-has-et-as-the-past-tense-of-eat
May 14, 2015 · 4 In several books and TV shows, there have been characters who say "et" instead of "ate" (As in, "I et dinner yesterday at 6:00"). I looked it up on Wiktionary, wh
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/556931/what-is-the-origin-of-the-7-8-9-joke
Jan 8, 2021 · The Home News SILLY SQUARE … Why did 6 cry? Because 7 ate 9.— Gina D'Amato, 9, Milltown. … As I'm of a certain age, I tend to blame all jokes like this on the
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/418937/should-ate-and-eight-be-pronounced-exactly-alike
Nov 18, 2017 · In BrE, ate is sometimes pronounced /et/, and the Cambridge Dictionary gives this pronunciation. Even if ate is pronounced like eight, there may well be subtle diff
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/378952/whats-the-difference-between-i-did-eat-and-i-ate
In short, what is the difference between the following sentences? I did eat my lunch an hour ago. I ate my lunch an hour ago. They both are past tense. Honestly, I'm confused betwe
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/311316/have-ever-eaten-or-ever-ate
Mar 3, 2016 · Is "Have ever eaten" correct or do I have to use the past simple "I ever ate", since the process (of eating) is already over. If I won't refer to any date in the pas
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/61963/why-do-we-say-its-time-we-ate-and-not-its-time-we-eat
Mar 22, 2012 · Why do we use the simple past but not the present or future in the following expressions: Don't you think it's time we went a little further Don't you think it's ti