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Re: irregularities

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 12, 2001, 1:02
In a message dated 6/11/01 9:33:23 AM, jamestomas2@YAHOO.CO.UK writes:

<< Yes, In Britain it would definately be spelt 'spelt'

:)

As would learnt, dreamt etc. >>

    Oddly enough, it seems natural for me to use "dreamed" when it's being
used transitively, and "dreamt" when intransitively:

    "I dreamt last night" (More common: "I had a dream")
    "It's just something a dreamed up a month ago."

-David

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