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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

pet vs petted

I have always thought that the correct way to say I pet the cat today and I pet the cat yesterday was correct, that pet, like 1 fish , 2 fish was the same..I pet the cat today and I pet the cat yesterday, but I have been told that petted is actually a word?! when did this become correct?
  

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Hi, Standard English has always been 'petted'. I think the past tense 'pet' is a relatively recent feature of American English. I've never heard of 'fish' used as a past tense.

— Clive

  • Hi, Standard English has always been 'petted'.
  • I think the past tense 'pet' is a relatively recent feature of American English.
  • I've never heard of 'fish' used as a past tense.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Standard English has always been 'petted'. I think the past tense 'pet' is a relatively recent feature of American English.

I've never heard of 'fish' used as a past tense.

Clive
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interesting, thanks for your response!
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oops sorry I think I asked this question twice once before I joined and once after...so sorry...
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