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Re: irregularities

From:SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@...>
Date:Thursday, June 14, 2001, 12:28
--- 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 > 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.... Matt33 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. http://buzz.yahoo.com/

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