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When you supreme an orange, why is it pronounced as if the word were spelled 'suprem'?
Oh, I just supremed an orange for my mid-morning drink. And later this afternoon, I am going to supreme 3 or 4 blood oranges to make the "Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake'.
When you supreme an orange, why is it pronounced as if the word were spelled 'suprem'?
