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Aamir Vappattu Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Could someone please help?

Is there any difference in meaning between ' learned' and ' learnt' ?
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As the past of to learn , they have the same meaning. Learned is used in both American and British English. Learnt is a variant mainly used by British speakers.

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  • As the past of to learn , they have the same meaning.
  • Learned is used in both American and British English.
  • Learnt is a variant mainly used by British speakers.
  • As an adjective, meaning having much knowledge , only learned may be used (note that in this sense it is pronounced as two syllables, learn-ed).
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As the past of to learn, they have the same meaning. Learned is used in both American and British English. Learnt is a variant mainly used by British speakers.
As an adjective, meaning having much knowledge, only learned may be used (note that in this sense it is pronounced as two syllables, learn-ed).
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