What if Mead is really pronounced like Lead?

[Norselord]

I might not have been doing it right.

 

[Maylar]

 

[Blacksmith1]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mead
Guess it depends on when you lived......

 

[Norselord]

Or is it pronounced like the word "read"?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Or is it pronounced like the word "read"?

Yes! But only in one example.

 

[MaxStout]

 

[NineMileStyle]

D E A D

 

[Hermit]

It turns out my grade school teachers were wrong. We were told the dictionary was the ultimate/final source when it came to words. Now I know that language is a living thing and changes over time. Majority rules because the real point is communications.