> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of SuomenkieliMaa
> Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2001 10:29 PM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Re: irregularities
>
>
> --- Tristan Alexander McLeay <zsau@...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Now, what about "burnt"/"burned"? Both spellings
> > are considered correct,
> > > right? For some reason, /b@(r)nd/ sounds wrong to
> > my (non-native) ears - I
> > > say /b@(r)nt/. What about you natives?
> >
> > occasionally 'burned' for burning cds, 'burt' for
(I meant burnt there)
> > everthing else. This seems
> > to be starndard use around here.
>
> Really? I always thought it was "burnt" is original
> (British) English form, whereas "burned" would be the
> Americanized form....
Hence the usage. Burning CDs started in the US, but Aussie English in
decended from British