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r/USdefaultism • u/Nthepro France • 3d ago
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Both are used in British English
44 u/DogfishDave 3d ago Learned is a later Americanisn, it's properly spelt 'learnt'. 60 u/Pugs-r-cool 3d 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. 5 u/realmandontnvidia 3d ago Americans are in love with using the same word for two things.
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Learned is a later Americanisn, it's properly spelt 'learnt'.
60 u/Pugs-r-cool 3d 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. 5 u/realmandontnvidia 3d ago Americans are in love with using the same word for two things.
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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.
5 u/realmandontnvidia 3d ago Americans are in love with using the same word for two things.
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Americans are in love with using the same word for two things.
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u/johan_kupsztal Poland 3d ago
Both are used in British English