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06 Sep 11
Originally posted by shortcircuitErm... no. "Spelt" is a correct, albeit archaic, form of the word "spelled".
Maybe you can't understand how to spell what we say,
but at least you can understand what we say when we say it.
[b]spelled.....not spelt[/b]
And therein lies the whole crux, and the reason why trev should not complain to the lexicographers, harmless drudges as they are, but to the users of the language. Dictionaries don't create the language; they merely record the perversions they see in use by the rest of us. And since most of us spell things inconsistently and have for centuries - in English more so than in many languages - so it will remain.
If the lexicographers try to correct this, worse things happen. Such as "honor" *shudder*. Or "utilize". Or not being able to tell the difference between a paedophile and a pedophile...
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06 Sep 11
Originally posted by trev33One word has Greek roots to the word and the other has Anglo-Saxon roots to the word.
Why is tear (to rip) spelt the same as tear (cry)... why can't tear (to rip) be spelt tare? bare care...
English is idiotic.
Guess i'll just have to live with it... or go listen to some live music to forget about it 🙄
06 Sep 11
Originally posted by shortcircuitMaybe you only looked at the first definition? If you had looked properly, you would have found this:
That is fine and good, but that is apples and oranges in the argument.
2spelt
\ˈspelt\
Definition of SPELT
chiefly British past and past participle of spell
06 Sep 11
Originally posted by NordlysBrits don't speak English...they speak jibberish.
Maybe you only looked at the first definition? If you had looked properly, you would have found this:
2spelt
\ˈspelt\
Definition of SPELT
chiefly British past and past participle of spell
They misspell many words.
"spelled" is correct. spelt is jargon