Re: irregularities
| From: | Sally Caves <scaves@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 14, 2001, 0:02 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Peterson <DigitalScream@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: irregularities
> In a message dated 6/13/01 9:20:03 AM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>
> << 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? >>
>
> "Burnt" is an adjective; "burned" is a noun.
>
> -David
David, how is "burned" a noun? (puzzled) Do you mean
a participle? Participles are often adjectival. Both of these
are participles. The burnt macaroni. The macaroni is
burnt. Speaking of which.... ?!! I burnt the macaroni!
(weak verbs, both of them, which mean that preterite
and PP get the dental ending).
That does not mean "al dente," though. :)
Sally Caves
scaves@frontiernet.net
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