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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
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Quit/quitted
Is it awkward to say, "She quitted her job."
A friend of mine (nonnative speaker of English) told me that "quitted" is old-fashioned. Is that true?
A friend of mine (nonnative speaker of English) told me that "quitted" is old-fashioned. Is that true?
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" The past "quitted" is sometimes used in the context of leaving a place, but even this is rare. Napoleon's army quitted Moscow because there was nothing for them there, and winter was approaching.
- " The past "quitted" is sometimes used in the context of leaving a place, but even this is rare.
- Napoleon's army quitted Moscow because there was nothing for them there, and winter was approaching.
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I've always heard, "She quit her job."
The past "quitted" is sometimes used in the context of leaving a place, but even this is rare.
Napoleon's army quitted Moscow because there was nothing for them there, and winter was approaching.
The past "quitted" is sometimes used in the context of leaving a place, but even this is rare.
Napoleon's army quitted Moscow because there was nothing for them there, and winter was approaching.
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