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- Are there any pairs of words like beloved belovèd, learned . . .
When I first read Romeo and Juliet in high school, I remember being intrigued by pairs of words such as, beloved belovèd and learned learnèd where there's an accent grave on the 'e' of the last
- american english - When do you use “learnt” and when “learned . . .
You can use both and both are correct Speakers in North America and Canada use learned while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer learnt Learned (but not learnt) is also an adjective When said of a person, it means ‘ having a lot of knowledge because you have studied and read a lot`
- etymology - If its incorrect to learn someone, then why is learned . . .
Learned is an adjective, and implies the past tense "He learned" is perfectly valid By using the word as an adjective "He is a learned man " It implies that He learned something at some point in the past Hence, the term: "a learned man" (The origin being something along the lines of: "a well-learned man" )
- Can there be a difference between learned and learnt?
To the best of my knowledge, there is no difference in meaning between learnt and the single-syllable form of learned This is supported by the answers to When do you use "learnt" and when "learned
- So I have learned. - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
4 Yes, saying "So I have learned" (or, the more common "So I've learned"--thanks, Kate Bunting) is perfectly acceptable Thinking about what a person could infer from hearing someone say "So I've learned," I came to the conclusion that the person saying "So I've learned" is evincing a certain emotion that is hard to characterize
- learned vs learnt - English - Urch Forums
What is the difference between "learned" and "learnt", and when should one be used instead of the other? Thanks
- word choice - Learned of or Learned about? - English Language . . .
When would I use "learned of" versus "learned about" in a sentence? For example: The principal learned of the planned protest and suspended any students wearing the armbands or The principal
- learn how to [verb] vs. learn to [verb] - English Language Usage . . .
It's interesting to look at GB for he learned to obey, where it seems to me most of the earlier instances could reasonably be replaced by "he learned how to obey", whereas the more recent ones invariably mean "he learned that he must to obey" Imho it's the meaning of the verb "to learn" that has shifted over time
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