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Jun
Oxford Etymologist Anatoly Liberman takes a look at the erratic monosyllabic/disylalbic behavior of -ED in English adjectives. “English is rather consistent in differentiating he has aged ~ an aged man, she is blessed with excellent health ~ a blessed woman, I hate the way you ragged me ~ ragged clothes….We can only say that English has a tendency to keep adjectives and verbal forms apart, but, as always, some forms have fallen through the cracks.”
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