I don't now, i don't understood

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Originally posted by Lori Hope:
I keep trying, and I CAN'T say it as one syllable (and I swear, my teeth are normal). How do you DO that??

LOL! I know Lori; it IS a weird one isn't it? And the results are virtually split. Somehow, saying it with one syllable doesn't 'quite' seem right, but TEXT-ID sounds wrong too

txted

I phone people.

But only if I really need to, otherwise it can wait.

*Returns to 1982 where she feels comfortable*

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Originally posted by Kris Is Bliss:
txted

was that one or two syllables?

Two syllables for me

Tex-tid

Oooh even balance, texted one syllable.

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Originally posted by Lori Hope:
I keep trying, and I CAN'T say it as one syllable (and I swear, my teeth are normal). How do you DO that??

Just text with a d on the end, not text-ed just textd

one ............ i say *txt*

Oooh OH says says text-ed, its so not

One syllable!

2 syllables cos the only silent p is in bathing.............

Definitely two syllables. One syllable is so common!

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Originally posted by PeterCat:
Definitely two syllables. One syllable is so common!

Two is dumb! I would rather be common and clever than posh and stoopid

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Originally posted by Lindsxdx:

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Originally posted by PeterCat:
Definitely two syllables. One syllable is so common!

Two is dumb! I would rather be common and clever than posh and stoopid

Why is two dumb?

It should be two - "text-ed", like "test-ed".

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Originally posted by PeterCat:

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Originally posted by Lindsxdx:

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Originally posted by PeterCat:
Definitely two syllables. One syllable is so common!

Two is dumb! I would rather be common and clever than posh and stoopid

Why is two dumb?

It should be two - "text-ed", like "test-ed".

I was being silly. I guess the correct way might be text-ed it just doesn't sound right. I can't bring myself to say it.

I struggle with grammar so I have been googling to try and find a word that will show what I mean, theres a big debate apparently what about this example.

pencil sharpenered or pencil sharpened

Not sure if it illustrates my point or not

2 but i voted one by mistake

But why do people say textes for the plural of text when its texts?

I'd say two syllables.

I say I had a text, I sent a text, did you send a text, how many texts have I had, I think text is text it does not become texted you can add an s to plural the word, but hey thats my understanding.

oh and as for I texted you ermmmm no! I would say I sent a text to you.

What about vex?

Tomorrow work is going to vex me.

I was really vexed at work today.

It is two.

I have spoken.

I think the confusion is arising as the word text can be viewed as both a verb and a noun.

According to the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary the current
meaning of "to send a text message" was accepted by the OED in its draft additions of June 2004, and include the example of "texted."

Also worked theres another one.

I have to go to work.

I worked today.

Is this the noun/verb issue again which I never understood. So a text is a thing, but texting is an action. Work is a place, but worked is an action....aarrgh, now I more confused then when I started.

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Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
Also worked theres another one.

I have to go to work.

I worked today.

Is this the noun/verb issue again which I never understood. So a text is a thing, but texting is an action. Work is a place, but worked is an action....aarrgh, now I more confused then when I started.

This is the problem, text is both a thing (noun) and an action (verb). ie. here is a text, I can text you... Sometimes the English language is horribly confusing.

I blame it all on Fax.

If you fax something, you have faxed it, and if you text someone, then text sounds like textd anyway, so it sounds like texted should be said like text.

I know it's wrong, but the right way sounds wrong, and I know what I mean!

Texted

So its right and its wrong.

Or its right but sounds wrong, haha!

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Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
I guess the correct way might be text-ed it just doesn't sound right. I can't bring myself to say it.

Well, I think that you have a valid point. The problem with this is that "text" as a verb is very new. We're used to it being a noun. That's why we struggle over the best way to treat it as a verb.

One syllable. Though I have to admit it's a strange one. I think saying text-id, sounds like you are pronouncing it very badly, and you aren't very good at English LOL.

Someone said 'vexed' (which kind of rhymes,) is only one syllable - and indeed it is, and it virtually rhymes with 'texted,' but there that extra 't' which makes it odd to say 'texted.'

If it was 'tex' (that is, 'I sent a tex to my mom,') then it would indeed be a one syllable 'texed' ..... but that 't' in the middle of the word makes it questionable.

I pronounce it as a one syllable word though

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Originally posted by Blizzie:

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Originally posted by Cheeky-Pixie:
You would think wouldn't you? But then the word blazed (my example word) also has 6 letters and an 'ed' at the end, but we don't say
'blaz-ed' do we? (ie a 2 syllable word) Funny one isn't it?

What about 'farted'?
Maybe the 't' makes all the difference.

Well said, yes maybe it IS the 't' as I just said in my last post.

is there such a word as texted? i just say text

Two for me. I'd say tex-ted (the ted is dud if you know what I mean)

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Originally posted by mozart:
is there such a word as texted? i just say text

I would also say something like that rather than texted. Probably use "I sent you a text yesterday", rather than "I texted you yesterday".

Well virtually 50-50. NO help at all THANKS A LOT GUYS!!

Just kiddin' Thanks for participating. Still dunno which way is right though.

Oh dear - 35 votes for each - not helping to solve the argument so far!!

2 syllables for me

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Originally posted by Moomin:
Oh dear - 35 votes for each - not helping to solve the argument so far!!

2 syllables for me

Very true Moomin No help at all!

Two syllables. If the verb in the infinitive is 'to text', then the past participle has to be 'texted' pronounced with 2 syllables.