You always say “have learnt” whereas “have learned” is considered wrong.That’s how I learn – you guys have me confused now. Very refined. Where I am from ‘learnt’ was never a thing. If you were, then you’re just a troll. he must be from NAAnytime I see someone use learnt I assume they are an idiot! If you feel you must go on insulting people because you have self worth issues, have fun with that. . If accent was the only rule then we would be speaking thousands of English forms in the US alone. In this case, I do not believe that the evolution stems from a mispronunciation, although many words have evolved and evolve today due to chronic mispronunciations.Interesting. We’ll say you speak American English. I use “spelled” not “spelt” (“spelt” is even underlined as incorrect while typing this. Lmao. I don’t beat around the bush and I don’t talk bullshit.Nice use of all those swear words.
)I was taught learnt, spelt, etc. Also from many of my professors in my Ivy League University, they used learned (one syllable) in place of learn-ed! Eks – I hate to disagree, but American English does not pronounce “learned” and “learnt” the same. English all over is always changing, I love changing up my style from time to time. Maybe English has a conversational form and these are the subtleties.Great post. Very ghetto. Learned is the more common past tense and past participle of the verb learn.
I’m born and bred Kiwi, however, “learnt” is wrong to me. History is written by the victors, not by those who were conquered. You won’t be losing your job because of literacy, you’ll lose your job for not following the directions of your boss.Never bow to the authority. That’s how it was taught to me as well.A continuous verb will end in the suffix “ing.” “Have learned” is correct as the present perfect tense.My staff have all come to understand or have learned, that I will not accept reports from them when they use learnt, spelt or burnt.lol. You must be a very popular guy with your one friend (the dog you beat).As per my mention of America, you didn’t even notice that I wrote in past tense. In either case you are basically saying that you are an American and I am an Aussie because you and I have the same origins. Use “learned” if you like, as I use “learnt” — but it would be rude, and wrong-headed for me to correct your usage just as it would be rude and wrong-headed for you to correct mine.Yep, that’s us Ashlee. My mother is from Massachusetts. I guess we learned all those skills from the long line of criminals banished to Australia. Good riddance.
Stop before you make an even bigger ass out of yourself than you already have.For you to say, “Nice quote from the internet. Learnt is PROPER English.now I know why someone was surprised when I use “learnt”. But I would agree that “-our” is used instead of “-or”, e.g., “colour”, “odour”.Maybe where you come from, but in my part of the world it’s standard, formal English. It doesn’t mean a mistake has been made, it means that in the US they were and still are, too lazy to learn how to speak Correct English, instead opting for the easy way and changed the way of spelling to accommodate their laziness.First off, I am American. In the NZ Oxford Dictionary I can find no reference to “British” English or “Proper” English. Our attack on Japan was self defense. But you guys are still in time to correct your foul ways. Then in 30 years will do a switcheroo to drive everyone nutty.The people in the U. S. are slowing losing any sense of what grammar even is! You should link sources before you plagiarize because you can’t think on your own accord.”Pussies like you always talk big in a chat room, but I am sure if we met in person you would cower like a bitch. With so many dictionaries you should be well versed in the etymology of the word learned.