Re: irregularities

En réponse à David Peterson <DigitalScream@...>:

>
>     I know of one out-dated irregular that I see all the time on this
> list:
> "spelt".  It reminded me of reading that old Esperanto book from 1929:
> "Every
> word is pronounced exactly as it is spelt."  Hee, hee, hee!  I suppose,
> then,
> that if you want to fell a tree, than you have that tree "felt".  :)
>
> -David
>
Is the spelling "spelt" out-dated? That's the one we learn in English classes in
France! We also learn that "spelled" can be found, but must be considered
incorrect in formal writing! What's up with it then?

Christophe.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

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