Why is baked pronounced “baik-t,” when naked is pronounced “naik-ed”? Since they’re spelled alike, shouldn’t they sound alike?
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Do electric cars have a stronger sticker shock?
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Are greedy clams shellfish?
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If your toadstool farm is successful, expands, and makes a lot of money, would you say it’s mushrooming?
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If you get hitched at a 7-Eleven, is it a marriage of convenience?
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If you’re dating a bakery chef and he ghosts you, have you been desserted?
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In the word “scent,” is it the “s” or the “c” that’s silent?
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