dropping -ed in adjectives

[Douglas G. Wilson]

On 5/16/2012 4:06 PM, Lisa Galvin wrote:
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> Subject:      Re: dropping -ed in adjectives
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> It's not just [st] clusters though. I have noticed it in Hawaii all over th=
> e place=2C in writing=2C and always with -ed adjectives=3B e.g. "shave ice"=
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What about where the distinction is consonant vs. no consonant: do we
encounter "fry egg" = "fried egg"?

What about where a syllable is in question: do we encounter "malt milk"
= "malted milk"?

-- Doug Wilson

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