If the verb has a 'd' or a 't' sound before 'ed' you need to pronounce 'id'. If it doesn't, don't pronounce an extra syllable. Be careful! It's the sound, not the letter: 'decide' is pronounced 'decide-id' even though it ends in 'e', because we don't say the 'e', so the last sound is 'd'.So for example:For the other two sounds it doesn't matter so much.f it doesn't, don't pronounce an extra syllable. Be careful! It's the sound, not the letter: 'decide' is pronounced 'decide-id' even though it ends in 'e', because we don't say the 'e', so the last sound is 'd'.
Whether you prefer Thin Mints or Samoas, the pint-sized entrepreneurs peddling their sweet treats are making an awful lot of dough off of our national obsession with Girl Scout cookies. In fact, all told, the Girl Scout Cookie Program is an $8 million business.
Girl Scouts go gluten-free with two new healthy cookies. The Girl Scoutsâ âcookie monsterâ is hungry for cash! Anna Maria Chavez, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, gobbled up an $83,000 bonus in 2012, new tax filings show â the icing on top of a $390,000 salary.Chavez took the helm of the storied organization in October 2011 and immediately created controversy with what staffers said was a dictatorial management style.nna Maria Chavez, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, gobbled up an $83,000 bonus in 2012, new tax filings show â the icing on top of a $390,000 salary. Chavez took the helm of the storied organization in October 2011 and immediately created controversy with what staffers said was a dictatorial management style.