Originally posted by ColettiI think learnt is past tense and learned is the full tense (Damned if I know what that's called in English). An example:
I'm seeing learnt more and more. Maybe leaned is American English? Learnt sounds so 'county' to my American ears, but I read it more in posts by non-Americans so I reckon it's more common outside the US.
No offence to the county boys, I'm just funning y'all.
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I learn
I learnt
I have learned.
Learned is also someone who is well educated.
I could be completely wrong, and without my dear thesaurus at my side, I have no way of finding out for sure.
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Originally posted by foilChambers English Dictionary (7th edition) lists both learned and learnt as the past participle, and the past tense of learn. No indication that either is slang, colloquial etc. Websters online does mention that learnt is chiefly British though....
I think learnt and learned can be used interchangeably.
I can't believe learnt is a word. Would have bet 100 bucks it was slang.
Originally posted by iamatigerAh ha! I belive British English is more often taught outside the US than American English. British English is considered more correct than American as it is the origin of it all. Thanks for the infomation!
.... Websters online does mention that learnt is chiefly British though....
Originally posted by Colettilearnt is more grammatically correct it England....which happens to be where i am from and live.
Ah ha! I belive British English is more often taught outside the US than American English. British English is considered more correct than American as it is the origin of it all. Thanks for the infomation!
Learnt is taught mainly as the past tense to learn.....the word learned sounds wrong in sentances and grammatically incorrect.
Originally posted by purclecowThere you go! 🙂 I learnt something new today.
learnt is more grammatically correct it England....which happens to be where i am from and live.
Learnt is taught mainly as the past tense to learn.....the word learned sounds wrong in sentances and grammatically incorrect.
Although if I use 'learnt' in a sentence around here - my friends will think I sound ignorant or I'm making fun of them.
(Language is cool!)
Originally posted by Colettiyep...thats why i know a few and are learning a few...language interests me
There you go! 🙂 I learnt something new today.
Although if I use 'learnt' in a sentence around here - my friends will think I sound ignorant or I'm making fun of them.
(Language is cool!)
For the record, I would say learnt every time too. English english for me. 🙂
This thread reminds me of my time in the States. An American friend 'corrected' me when I said 'dived'. "No, no, not dived. Dove!"
After a bit of head scratching, I just accepted what he said as the truth. Sometime later, I checked dictionary.com to verify what he said, and would you 'adam and eve' it :
Usage Note: Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. Usage preferences show regional distribution, although both forms are heard throughout the United States. According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, in the North, dove is more prevalent; in the South Midland, dived. Dived is actually the earlier form, and the emergence of dove may appear anomalous in light of the general tendencies of change in English verb forms.
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Adam and Eve : Believe.
Example: "Would you Adam and Eve it?"
Cockney rhyming slang: London slang: England slang
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Originally posted by RussDived...a real word.....but it sounds sooooo wrong...hehehehe....my mother would slap me round the head for poor english if i said that around her 😕
For the record, I would say learnt every time too. English english for me. 🙂
This thread reminds me of my time in the States. An American friend 'corrected' me when I said 'dived'. "No, no, not dived. Dove!"
After a bit of head scratching, I just accepted what he said as the truth. Sometime later, I checked dictionary.com to verify what he sai ...[text shortened]... Example: "Would you Adam and Eve it?"
Cockney rhyming slang: London slang: England slang
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I thought Harry and Sally, with a little help from Ira settled this entire issue!
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prad
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