Q.
I work for a newspaper - admittedly not a likely bastion of grammar - we
are constantly delivered writeups for social engagements such as showers
and weddings in which brides wear "long sleeve gowns" and drink "ice
tea". When I was in school, I was taught that this would be a
long-sleeved gown and iced tea. Has that changed? In editing these
stories I add the "ed" to the words in question.
A.
You are right to add "ed" to those words. The rules haven't changed.