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sneak

0I've heard both sneaked and snuck used as the past particle.02br
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00The kids must have snuck out while I was making dinner.02br
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00She figured the stalked had sneaked into her house when she left her front door wide open last night.02br
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00Which is the right past participle for sneak?02br
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02i 00 Widespread use of 01i 00snuck02i 00 has become more common with every generation. It is now used by educated speakers in all regions. Formal written English is more conservative than other varieties, of course, and here 01i 00snuck02i 00 still meets with much resistance.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02i 00 Widespread use of 01i 00snuck02i 00 has become more common with every generation.
  • It is now used by educated speakers in all regions.
  • Formal written English is more conservative than other varieties, of course, and here 01i 00snuck02i 00 still meets with much resistance.
  • Many writers and editors have a lingering unease about the form, particularly if they recall its nonstandard origins.
  • And 67 percent of the Usage Panel disapproved of 01i 00snuck02i 00 in our 1988 survey.
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01i00From the American Heritage Dictionary:02br
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01i00Snuck02i00 is an Americanism first introduced in the 19th century as a nonstandard regional variant of 01i00sneaked.02i00 Widespread use of 01i00snuck02i00 has become more common with every generation. It is now used
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