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teyla

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Which form is correct? paid or payed???

I'm asking this because I saw the both of them but paid is used more often. Is it wrong to use payed??? (somebody asked me to search on google "paid surveys" but I typed "payed surveys" - is this a mistake?

eg: Are you payed properly?

Is it wrong?
 
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Although the 'American Heritage Dictionary' does state that payed is the same as paid, my Microsoft Word 2007 dictionary does not recognise payed as a proper word and indicates it is misspelled.

You should go with paid.

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Microsoft Word 2003 does the same but for example the dictionary of usingenglish.com recognizes payed. so... what is the answer???

sometimes English is so difficult for me as a second language learner. :((
 

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You have the answer.

Both are correct, however, paid is more commonly recognised as correct.

If you think this is confusing, wait until you get to learn about lead and lead.

He was lead around by a leash.

He was hit over the head by a lead pipe.

:lol:

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^^^^ yeah

He was lead to believe her
If u lead, we will follow
Lead is poisonous
I guess the lead guitar was too loud
 

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Which form is correct? paid or payed???

I'm asking this because I saw the both of them but paid is used more often. Is it wrong to use payed??? (somebody asked me to search on google "paid surveys" but I typed "payed surveys" - is this a mistake?

eg: Are you payed properly?

Is it wrong?

Yes, it is without doubt. Did you get any response with refence to your search? I tried and got the word changed to Played.
 

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^^^^ yeah

He was lead to believe her
If u lead, we will follow
Lead is poisonous
I guess the lead guitar was too loud

It should be he was LED to believe her.
Lead is a verb and rhymes with deed.
Led is that verbs past tense.
Lead (the metal) is pronounced like led.
 
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