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Old 09-Oct-2004, 03:29
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Default past tense of verb sweep
Is it correct to use sweeped rather than swept?
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Is it correct to use sweeped rather than swept?
sweep, swept, swept :wink:
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Old 11-Oct-2004, 14:07
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If you are going to use non-standard English, it is yes.
But the so-called correct one is "swept" unfortunately.
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