Re: irregularities
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 12, 2001, 1:08 |
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In a message dated 6/11/01 2:15:51 PM, jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM writes:
<< > Hmm. Here in Canada, I write "spelt" and say /spElt/. "Spelled" seems...
> wrong to me. >>
It seems pretty standard to me: [t]/C [-voice]____, and [d]/C [+voice].
The exceptions, of course, being much-used, very common "strong" verbs, e.g.
"to feel">"felt". How about "to smell"? I have "smelled" (after all,
"smelting" is completely different).
-David
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