I recently had a conversation with my son about the past tense of the word "shake." He commented that if the past tense of "shake" is "shook" then the past tense of "bake" should be "book" and "make" should be "mook". I could only reply that English is indeed a funny language. Have some fun with today's Nevada puzzle, which involves another aspect of this same issue:
English Pronunciation
Tomorrow we'll be in California.
Hot dang! :) This one's been out for awhile so was surprised to see it pop up. Thanks for featuring it!
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