Master confusing words with ease
Payed vs. Paid
Payed
/peɪ/Examples:
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Paid
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Ways to tell them apart:
- "Payed" has an extra e than "paid", which is the most common form used today.
- "Paid" is the standard past tense of the verb pay.
- The word "payed" is an archaic form and rarely used unless referring to a nautical context.
- Remember that I paid for it is more typical than I payed for it.
- Think of "aid" in "paid"; it sounds like aid, and you're aiding someone by paying them.
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