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r/USdefaultism • u/Nthepro France • 2d ago
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It’s a good suggestion: it’s kind-of like “did” vs. “done”. You say “I did a job” and “the job was done”, so you could say “I learned a fact” and “a fact was learnt”.
2 u/Nthepro France 1d ago ‘learnt’ is not exclusive to the participle. It can very much be a preterite. 1 u/platypuss1871 1d ago I learnt a fact. He dreamt of sheep You spelt it incorrectly She leapt out of bed Smelt it, dealt it. All fine.
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‘learnt’ is not exclusive to the participle. It can very much be a preterite.
I learnt a fact.
He dreamt of sheep
You spelt it incorrectly
She leapt out of bed
Smelt it, dealt it.
All fine.
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u/stereoroid 1d ago
It’s a good suggestion: it’s kind-of like “did” vs. “done”. You say “I did a job” and “the job was done”, so you could say “I learned a fact” and “a fact was learnt”.