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Grinded vs. Ground
Grinded
/ɡraɪndɪd/Examples:
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Ground
/ɡraʊnd/Examples:
The ball is on the ground.Our house has a big garden with some ground plants.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- "Ground" is the correct past tense of "grind" when talking about grinding something like coffee or spices.
- "Grinded" is a common mistake when people incorrectly assume it follows a regular pattern similar to "winded."
- Think of "ground" as being related to the ground itself, as if your spices have been knocked down to the ground level, finely pulverized.
- Remember "ground" because it is also the term used for flat earth, both are flat surfaces one being a literal ground and the other being metaphorical for finely ground substances.
- Use "ground" for both past tense and as a noun when referring to the surface of the Earth.
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