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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"My clothes smelt of smoke."

"My clothes smelt of smoke."

I have learned that the sentence is a British style English and then how do Americans say a sentence meaning the same as the example?

I hope to make my question clear and hear from you again. Thank you so much as usual.
  

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The definite difference would be the American spelling of smelled . Yanks might also replace of with like .

  • The definite difference would be the American spelling of smelled .
  • Yanks might also replace of with like .
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The definite difference would be the American spelling of smelled. Yanks might also replace of with like.

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