What is the pronunciation of 'lovedst'?

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Which is the correct pronunciation of 'lovedst'?
ChatGPT: LUV-dist (2 syllables)
Meta AI: LUVdst (1 syllable)
Gemini: LUV-idst (2 syllables)
 
This isn't a word that is used in contemporary modern English, but it would be something close to LUV-idst. It could also be with a schwa in the sceond syllable or even an 'e' as in 'egg'.

Meta AI is wrong in that it cannot properly be pronounced in one syllable given the particular cluster of four consonants, and ChatGPT evidently didn't understand the word you gave it.
 
I will plump for "lovest" with 2 silly bulls. Forget the D and give it a try. After all, this is the English language so you expect a load of extra letters that do nothing apart from ruin spelling test scores and make Indonesian ESL kids ask which twit put a B in comb.
Also, forget AI unless you love wasting time on terrible platforms that only serve to confuse.
 

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