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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Pleaded or pled?

"He pleaded guilty" ... doesn't sound correct to me. Shouldn't it be "He pled guilty"?
  

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Hello Anon In British English, it's usually "pleaded". But I think in American English, "pled" is ok. ) MrP

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Anon In British English, it's usually "pleaded".
  • But I think in American English, "pled" is ok.
  • ) MrP
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Hello Anon

In British English, it's usually "pleaded". But I think in American English, "pled" is ok.

(Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.)

MrP
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Pled sounds right to me. I'm sure there will be several episodes of "Law & Order" on tonight on various channels, and I'll try to confirm.
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I think both are OK in AmE:

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plead

Inflected Form(s): pleaded \-d
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Yes. Both are acceptable in AmE, but the irregular pled just sounds better (personal opinion only).

CJ
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0I'm sure glad someone else agrees with me. I always have thought that whoever said 'pleaded' was so very wrong. 0-
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In my humble opinion it depends on the context of the use.

If I say "He pleaded with her to stay" that is a better form than "He pled with her to stay"

However if you say "The suspect pleaded guilty" that dosen't work as well as "The suspect pled guilty" In voice or text.

Just my 2 cents. Or is it a quarter these days....
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That sounds perfectly correct to me. pled is "official", "legal", part of jurisprudence. pleaded is "everyday", "unofficial". (AmE)
CJ
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