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Formlit Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
learnt vs learned
Do you use learnt or learned? Burnt or burned? In your opinion, which is better? Also, is the difference because of American and British english?
My father and my brother could not agree on which is correct (my brother used learned in the essay he was writing and he asked my father to proofread), and when they asked me, I told them both are correct, but that learnt is older and going out of fashion. What does everyone think?
My father and my brother could not agree on which is correct (my brother used learned in the essay he was writing and he asked my father to proofread), and when they asked me, I told them both are correct, but that learnt is older and going out of fashion. What does everyone think?
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This is my own American English usage. I burned the toast. I've burned the toast.
- This is my own American English usage.
- I burned the toast.
- I've burned the toast.
- The toast is burnt.
- ( burnt only when adjectival) Sometimes, though, I believe I do say I burnt the toast .
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This is my own American English usage.
I burned the toast. I've burned the toast. The toast is burnt. (burnt only when adjectival)
Sometimes, though, I believe I do say I burnt the toast.
I find either one acceptable.
I've learned a lot today. (Always learned.)
learnt sounds strange to my ear unless spoken by someone from
I burned the toast. I've burned the toast. The toast is burnt. (burnt only when adjectival)
Sometimes, though, I believe I do say I burnt the toast.
I find either one acceptable.
I've learned a lot today. (Always learned.)
learnt sounds strange to my ear unless spoken by someone from
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According to the Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, AmE uses learned as the past tense and past participle of learn. BrE uses either learned or learnt.
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