English is gay

[Pastrey Crust]

Because I've heard both and two different english teachers tell me different things. I am confused.

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[Maxwell.]

I have never heard it pronounced waund before I was pronouncing that wrong
tell them it's woond for injuries and waund for wrapping

[Headcrab Zombie]

There's two definitions of the word 'wound'
each with different pronunciations

There's "wound" as in an injury which is pronounced "woond"
And there's "wound" as in the past tense of "wind" which is pronounced "waund"

[Meta_KnightX]

Oops, I thought hound and wound, I would actually say woond is how it would be pronounced

[otto-san]

depends on the context. wound as in an injury is "woond," wound as a form of "wind" (as in, to wind something up, ie a mechanism) is "waund"

[Pastrey Crust]

loving english.  Thank you.

[XR-7]

"waund"

I don't really like that example though. Looks too easily confused with "wand". I think "wownd" is better.

[otto-san]

I don't really like that example though. Looks too easily confused with "wand". I think "wownd" is better.

yeah Agreed

[Headcrab Zombie]

loving english.  Thank you.

Even more confusing is the word "read"
The present tense is pronounced "reed" while the paste tense is "red"

I don't really like that example though. Looks too easily confused with "wand". I think "wownd" is better.

I agree but for some reason I couldn't think of that

[XR-7]

Even more confusing is the word "read"
The present tense is pronounced "reed" while the paste tense is "red"

And then "reed" and "red" are also words by themselves.

[Nonnel]

whoops i voted for the first one but both are correct in different context
"I wownd the woond in gauze."

[Akio]

Isn't there a term for nouns that can be verbs depending on how you stress part of the word,

Like CONtract and conTRACT

[Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph]

wohned

[Nonnel]

Isn't there a term for nouns that can be verbs depending on how you stress part of the word,

heteronyms

[Rigel]

And then "reed" and "red" are also words by themselves.

I've already read a few red covered books, I'm about to read one about reeds.