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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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When is learnt used, not learned?
  

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You can always use learned. Only learned is possible as an adjectival attribute: He is a learn ed man. Otherwise, both are possible and correct.

  • You can always use learned.
  • Only learned is possible as an adjectival attribute: He is a learn ed man.
  • Otherwise, both are possible and correct.
  • Learnt is uncommon in AmE.
  • I have learnt/learned it.
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You can always use learned. Only learned is possible as an adjectival attribute: He is a learned man. Otherwise, both are possible and correct. Learnt is uncommon in AmE.

I have learnt/learned it.
I learnt/learned it last week.

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