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[blackjack]

Im not sure whether this is just american english vs english english but i was taught at school (from NZ) learn (present) -learnt (past) and learned as in he is a learned (learn-ed) man.

But i was talking to my fellow english teacher (canadian) and he said that learnt is more of an older version of the word (he is a proper teacher and has taught in England), and is now normally restricted to poetry?

does anybody know the answer to this? If it is just AE vs EE then i will teach both forms otherwise?

[I_Am_Wrong]

Both are acceptable and correct. British English uses the irregular form "learnt," while American English uses "learned." It's the same for other words such as smelt and smelled, and spelt and spelled. These irregular forms are, in no way, restricted to poetry. What about burnt and burned?

[LarrytheGiraffee]

While in American English learnt is hardly ever used, when it is used it will most likely be used as an adjective (and in that instance it has a bit of a hill billy twang to it).

[I-am-me]

"I say Tomato, you say Tomato"

[Angelus]

not to be anal or anything but "grammer" is spelled "grammar"

[elynnor]

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[Angelus]

Both "spelled" and "spelt" are correct....but I'm a stupid American that uses "spelled."

[nautilus]

learnt= relates to a one-off, single thing.eg.."I learnt the sentence".

Learned= relates to a longer learning period, over time. A bit like learning a language, or how to ski. " I learned quantum physics".

[mindmetoo]

[jacl]

Kelsey Grammer.

[some waygug-in]

My grammer puncher yer grammer in the nose.

What color was the spelling?


s-p-e-l-l-e-d spelz spelt and you are not it.

[Marcilla]

america = right, non america = wrong

therefore

"learnt" is wrong l2speakenglishnoob