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Matt L
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7th Oct 08 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
had a quiz at college today on all the stuff we have done up until now,

the title of the quiz was
'what have you learned?'

just didnt sound right in my head

i thought it should of said
'what have you learnt?'

which one is correct?
Robbo
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7th Oct 08 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2nd technically but i think both apply
daymoon
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7th Oct 08 at 17:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
second of course..

These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn. Learnt is more common in British English, and learned in American English. There are a number of verbs of this type (burn, dream, kneel, lean, leap, spell, spill, spoil etc.). They are all irregular verbs, and this is a part of their irregularity

erm taking my words back..

[Edited on 07-10-2008 by daymoon]
Hammer
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7th Oct 08 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Google says the second one is more British English.

I'd write the first one but say it in my head as the second, if that make's any sense.
Matt L
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7th Oct 08 at 17:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh that makes sense.

i thought i was getting it wrong with it saying the first one on the sheet, but it just sounded wrong in my head. so thought id ask to clear it up
Matt H
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7th Oct 08 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
*Grammar
Russ
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7th Oct 08 at 17:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
*Grammar
grammer Mett H
Robbo
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7th Oct 08 at 17:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
in crowed russ
Hammer
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7th Oct 08 at 17:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I learnededed something from this thread.
Russ
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7th Oct 08 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its deliberate btw
Robbo
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7th Oct 08 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Russ
its deliberate btw
obv

I get the jokes unlike some

 
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