Spinning

[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins But, ... the spinning wheel", or "Jenny spun the wool at t'mill"? I know what the dictionary says; what is your preference?[/nq]
Spun. Just like the good book says.

Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins But, ... the spinning wheel", or "Jenny spun the wool at t'mill"? I know what the dictionary says; what is your preference?[/nq]
When Adam delved and Eve span
Who was then the gentleman?

Frances Kemmish
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[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins But, is the past tense spun or span?[/nq]
I've posted here before about a similar word, bring: is it bring, brang, brung? or bring, brought, brought? I've actually heard brang around here, but never brung.

[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins But, is the past tense spun or span?[/nq]
"spun," even though I think "span" has the longer history.

Martin Ambuhl

[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins But, ... the spinning wheel", or "Jenny spun the wool at t'mill"? I know what the dictionary says; what is your preference?[/nq]
My preference is 'spinned'. See:



Christopher
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[nq:1]My preference is 'spinned'. See: [/nq]
Wow, those are surely two fine examples of English literature. What worthy authorities on which to base a question of English usage.

[nq:2]To spin I spin we spin you spin you ... it spins But, is the past tense spun or span?[/nq]
I noticed this a while back. A news report went something like "The car spun out of control" and it just sounded wrong. I grew up with "span" and it still sounds much more natural/correct to me, "spun" being reserved for the past perfect.
[nq:1]I've posted here before about a similar word, brin

"Simon R. Hughes" (Email Removed) wrote on 04 Jan 2004:
[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins But, ... the spinning wheel", or "Jenny spun the wool at t'mill"? I know what the dictionary says; what is your preference?[/nq]
"spun" is my preference, because "span" is another word. But this is a good point to introduce the idea of regularizing th

[nq:1]To spin I spin we spin you spin you spin he spins she spins they spin it spins[/nq]
I thought this was going to be a post on the origin of 'spinning' to mean 'riding a stationary bicycle', which I have only heard on a cruise ship commercial.

[nq:2]My preference is 'spinned'. See: http://tinyurl.com/275ek http://tinyurl.com/3hjfq[/nq]
[nq:1]Wow, those are surely two fine examples of English literature. What worthy authorities on which to base a question of English usage.[/nq]
Well, I didn'