"leant" or "leaned"?
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Snarfyguy
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Re: "leant" or "leaned"?
Yeah, I thought it was a U.S./U.K. thing.
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Re: "leant" or "leaned"?
Quaco wrote:It's pretty much always "burned toast", not "burnt toast".
I'd adjust the setting on my toaster if I were you.
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John Mc
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Re: "leant" or "leaned"?
Diamond Dog wrote:burned, burnt
dreamed, dreamt
kneeled, knelt
leaned, leant
leaped, leapt
spelled, spelt
spilled, spilt
Who cares?!
My own instinct is that where there's any possibility of phonetic ambiguity (spelt/pelt; leant/lent/Lent), it would make more sense to opt for the less potentially confusing version (spelled;leaned).
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