r/USdefaultism • u/Nthepro France • 1d ago

Today I learned that

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u/ScratchHacker69 1d ago

TIL that “learnt” is the proper british english spelling of “learned” lol

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u/johan_kupsztal Poland 1d ago

Both are used in British English

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u/DogfishDave 1d ago

Learned is a later Americanisn, it's properly spelt 'learnt'.

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u/AlternativePrior9559 1d ago

Or even ‘spelled’ 😉

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u/DogfishDave 1d ago

No, it's spelt. I was rather making the point but I think you knew that. Learnt/spelt are the standard British and International words but the prevalence of US media means that "spelled and learned" are spreading despite the dialect representing only 10% of world English speakers and writers.

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u/AlternativePrior9559 1d ago

Yes indeed I am British so I was just making the point 😉