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Shcho23 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

spit vs. spat

They would be shocked if they held out their hand and the other person grabbed it and spit on it or wouldn't let go.

In the above sentence, shouldn't spit be replaced wth spat? If spit is correct, could you give me the reason why?

Thank you so much.
  

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Both are correct. Spit is American, spat is British. CB

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  • Both are correct.
  • Spit is American, spat is British.
  • CB
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Both are correct. Spit is American, spat is British.

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The first dictionary I looked at gave both "spit" and "spat" as the past of "to spit."

Did you look at any dictionaries?
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