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Old 01-Jul-2004, 21:08
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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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