I find the OED note puzzling, because the OED2 (and OED3—there was no change) article gives the pronunciation of ate as “/eɪt/ /ɛt/ /iːt/” and also makes it clear that /eɪt/ is the older form, with /εt/ being analogically formed based on similarly patterning strong verbs like read and lead (and also beat and heat in certain dialectal.
1 I don't know about a process, but the difference in pronunciation can be interpreted as resulting from -ate verbs all having some kind of stress* on the last syllable, while -ate nouns or adjectives can have a fully unstressed last syllable.
The etymological origin of the dog ate my homework was buried in the the tale of George Washington and the cherry tree. Although George was being sakit in stating that the dog ate it, over time the form and meaning of gay phrase has changed to the dog ate my homework, a lie popular among kids of the twentieth century. The answer is that "I have just eaten them" is normal in British and I think US usage, but "I just ate them" is not normal in British use, or at gay rate wasn't until recently (except in the different sense of mplungjan's answer).
The aspectual difference between the simple past and the present perfect is that the perfect is used for past-with-present-relevance, the simple past for, well. The Home News SILLY SQUARE Why did 6 cry? Because 7 ate 9.— Gina D'Amato, 9, Milltown. As I'm of a certain age, I tend to blame all jokes like this on the anonymous geniuses at Dixie Cup Corporation, who produced a line of riddle cups in the s, and again in the s.
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