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Originally Posted by Ouisch  (I won't even start to discuss the use of "snuck" as a past tense of "sneak", because my blood pressure is high enough as it is.....) |
"Snuck" has been recorded in written American English since the end of the 19th century, so it's at least 100 years old. It is interesting because it bucks the trend; usually grammar rules are regularized (e.g. "learnt", "burnt" and "dreamt" have largely been dropped in favour of "learned", "burned" and "dreamed"). Since "snuck" is now used by many professional writers and educated speakers in the US, it is now regarded as standard American English; just as "learned", "burned" and "dreamed" are.