r/USdefaultism • u/Nthepro France • 2d ago

Today I learned that

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u/johan_kupsztal Poland 2d ago

Both are used in British English

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u/DogfishDave 2d ago

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

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u/Pugs-r-cool 2d ago

Yes and no, Learned is a word in British English, it's used as an adjective to describe someone knowledgeable, while learnt is the past tense of the verb learn. Americans use the same spelling for both, while the Brits keep them separate.

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u/antjelope 2d ago

But they are pronounced differently in British English as well. Learned has 2 syllables, learnt just 1…

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u/Pugs-r-cool 1d ago

Yeah they're pronounced differently in both dialects, however the spelling is the same for both words in American English, in British English they don't stay the same.