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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Shined vs Shone
Which are correct?
The sun shone/shined down on me.
The sun shone/shined on the mountain.
She shone/shined his shoes.
He was outshined / outshone.
Thanks
The sun shone/shined down on me.
The sun shone/shined on the mountain.
She shone/shined his shoes.
He was outshined / outshone.
Thanks
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For the first two only 'shone' is correct; in the fourth, it's 'outshone'. 'Shone' is correct in the third, but so is 'shined' in BrE.
- For the first two only 'shone' is correct; in the fourth, it's 'outshone'.
- 'Shone' is correct in the third, but so is 'shined' in BrE.
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For the first two only 'shone' is correct; in the fourth, it's 'outshone'. 'Shone' is correct in the third, but so is 'shined' in BrE.
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