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Originally Posted by Francois Does using the learnt-like forms automatically marks you down as a brit?
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No. Americans (and let's not forget Canadians on Canada Day) and Canadians use some of the learnt-like forms.
This American uses:
burned, burnt**
dreamed, dreamt
kneeled, knelt
leaned
leaped, leapt
spelled
spilled*
spoiled
* I only use "spilt" in "spilt milk".
** In AE, burnt is usually reserved for colors and things that have a burned appearance, but aren't really burned.
burnt orange
burnt rose
burnt sienna
burnt umber
burnt toast (dark color and crisp, but not destroyed)
burned toast (destroyed, not edible)
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