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Pedants' corner

What is the past tense of "to wee"?

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fruitful · 27/05/2010 16:06

I thought someone over here would be able to tell me.

What is the past tense of "to wee"?

"He weed" just looks wrong but I'm sure "he wee'd" is very very wrong!

"Weeed"? I hear that in a high-pitched voice.

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thisisyesterday · 27/05/2010 16:07

he went for a wee? lol

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AMumInScotland · 27/05/2010 16:12

Had a wee?

I can't think of any other verb which ends in "ee" to compare it with...

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fruitful · 27/05/2010 16:22

Hmm.

flee, fled, wee, wed. Nope.
see, saw, wee, waw. Nope.

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ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 27/05/2010 16:40

I'd happily say weed.

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Crapweasel · 27/05/2010 16:42

I'd say weed.

I'd be tempted to kill anyone who used wee'd (but would hopefully restrain myself )

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Hassled · 27/05/2010 16:42

Widdled

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TheFatOwlOfTheRemove · 27/05/2010 16:43

widdled

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toccatanfudge · 27/05/2010 16:43

pissed???

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thisisyesterday · 27/05/2010 16:46

maybe it IS wee'd

because maybe it's weeed, but you're removing the 3rd e???

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Spacehoppa · 27/05/2010 16:47

prefer piddled in case pedants are particiating with their perfect prose.

Note thats pedants with a small P

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Pogleswood · 27/05/2010 16:57

Weed,by following knee,kneed. (as in I kneed him in...)

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thisisyesterday · 27/05/2010 16:59

see....saw
wee....waw

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mrsbabookaloo · 02/06/2010 12:20

Have not visited pedants' corner for many a long moon, and look...the first thread makes me laugh out loud, especially fruitful's contribution.

As usual, I'm sure there's a typo in here somewhere, so I'll apologise in advance.

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LadyintheRadiator · 02/06/2010 12:22

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Katymac · 02/06/2010 12:27

I was always taught wee'd as the extra e is missing

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ipdip · 11/06/2010 12:19

woe

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Portofino · 11/06/2010 12:25

Now I can't get e-war woo-war out of my head....

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CheeeseOnToast · 11/06/2010 12:27

e-war woo war on the wee war

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muddleduck · 11/06/2010 12:39

so according to my very ancient OED, 'wee' is a variant of 'wee-wee'. No irregular inflections are listed, which I think means we just follow the regular inflection rules as specified the introduction, which I think makes the past tense weed. (It only lists a rule for -e words, nothing for -ee words.)