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{{about-nothe|accenting the ends of words}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] running gag|-'d}} | {{about-nothe|accenting the ends of words}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] running gag|-'d}} | ||
[[File:Paunch Berry Iced Cream.png|thumb|The Cheat's attempt at -èd]] | [[File:Paunch Berry Iced Cream.png|thumb|The Cheat's attempt at -èd]] | ||
| - | Characters often '''replace -ed with -èd'''. In English, the {{wp|grave accent}} indicates that a vowel that would usually be silent should be pronounced. Generally this is applied to a verb ending in "-ed," either to indicate an adjectival meaning (e.g. "aged" means "grew old," while "agèd" means "elderly") or to add a syllable for poetic effect. The | + | Characters often '''replace -ed with -èd'''. In English, the {{wp|grave accent}} indicates that a vowel that would usually be silent should be pronounced. Generally this is applied to a verb ending in "-ed," either to indicate an adjectival meaning (e.g. "aged" means "grew old," while "agèd" means "elderly") or to add a syllable for poetic effect. The [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[characters]], however, use the alternative pronunciations arbitrarily. |
For example, [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/striped ''stripèd''] is {{w|International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects|pronounced}} /<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="/./: syllable break">.</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span></span>/, as compared to the more usual /<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/. | For example, [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/striped ''stripèd''] is {{w|International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects|pronounced}} /<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="/./: syllable break">.</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span></span>/, as compared to the more usual /<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/. | ||
Current revision as of 01:50, 18 November 2025
- This article is about accenting the ends of words. For the Teen Girl Squad running gag, see -'d.
Characters often replace -ed with -èd. In English, the grave accent indicates that a vowel that would usually be silent should be pronounced. Generally this is applied to a verb ending in "-ed," either to indicate an adjectival meaning (e.g. "aged" means "grew old," while "agèd" means "elderly") or to add a syllable for poetic effect. The Homestar Runner characters, however, use the alternative pronunciations arbitrarily.
For example, stripèd is pronounced /straɪ.pɛd/, as compared to the more usual /straɪpt/.
[edit] Appearances
- Fluffy Puff Commercial — In the commentary, Homestar Runner compares Cherry Greg to "a fine beef consommé... after it's been agèd."
- Email huttah! — Strong Bad refers to the seagull as his "wingèd friend."
- New Boots — While berating The Cheat for his video, Strong Bad suggests the idea of calling The Cheat "a stripèd, green rabbit! With two butts!"
- Email car — Strong Bad reads "Pimped OUt?" as "Pimpèd out?"
- That Time of Year — Erweenga is the name of the stripèd worm.
- Halloween Fairstival — Strong Sad mentions an agèd pillowcase in one of his haikus.
- Email secret recipes — Strong Bad asks Coach Z if he would like to try some of his free icèd cream.
- Email space program — In the commentary, Strong Bad refers to the grilled cheese sandwich as "grillèd cheese".
- Email high school — Strong Bad describes Teenage Homestar as wearing "ridiculous stripèd pants."
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2 — Old-Timey Strong Bad hopes that a "buck-toothèd fool" will receive his message.
- Email alternate universe — Teenage Strong Bad's only line in this email is "Stripèd pants."
- Weclome Back — Bubs says that Marzipan "must've drove the shapèd plants wild!"
- Email the paper — Strong Bad refers to The Paper as his "stripèd friend".
- Email concert — Strong Sad calls Strong Bad's boots "pleatèd".
- Fan Costumes '07 — Strong Bad says the person in the Stinkoman costume is performing the "ever-controversial crossèd deuce".
- Email nightlife — Strong Bad blames the "lightèd floors" for the removal of his pants.
- Strong Bad Gameways — Strong Bad suggests "fruitèd plains" as an ideal open location for Wii users to enjoy their game.
- Place Ya Bets! — Strong Sad instructs The Deleteheads to "Please be seatèd".
- Baddest of the Bands —
- Strong Bad takes the light-up starfish on an advertisement for Bubs' Concession Stand, mentioning that "Bubs doesn't need this lightèd star."
- After spraying the aerosol cheese into Pom Pom's empty fondue pot, Strong Bad calls it "a bubbly pot full of meltèd cheese".
- Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Strong Sad's poetry includes the word chillèd.
- Email too cool — Strong Sad wonders if Senor Cardgage's character video is "one of those urban legend cursèd videotapes".
- Halloween Hijinks — Teenage Homestar is wearing "zig-zaggèd pants", explaining that he's "trying to branch out".
[edit] Variations
Idiosyncratic uses of "è" in a suffix besides "-ed":
- Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — Strong Bad says, "The moody lighting and smoky atmosphere are being brightèned too much by this plant."
- I Killed Pom Pom — Strong Sad says, "A specter risès!"
