How isn't feud pronounce like food and beautiful isn't pronounce bootiful

They have neither a long or short e sound.

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mushroom

Feud comes from Middle English fede (fay-de), and beauty from Old French beaute (byoo-te). Food comes from Middle English foda (foe-da) and booty from Middle German bute (boo-te). So there you have it. English: what a mess!

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