▲ 402 ▼ Should of built a better foundation (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is "should have" when spelt out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children) Genuine question: is is spelt or spelled, or do both work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] 56_@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I assumed "spelt" was wrong, but an internet search tells me both are correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago One is "vivacious English", the other "simplified English" permalink fedilink source parent [–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Use speldt to make both sides angry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago spelted permalink fedilink source parent [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Both work, but using spelt is more fun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I don't know. I'm more of a barley sort of guy, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fun fact, related to this: learned and learnt are also both correct. I always assumed learnt was a redneck thing (I'm from the south), but it turns out the Brits use it too. Who knew? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it’s lingually sound but regionally a redneck thing, then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it used in a sentence like "When I was a boy, my daddy done learnt me a thing or two about fishin'". Which is why it's associated with southern slang, I think. That's my hypothesis anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Folks in west verginnie use words and phrases carried over from the old days when talkin like brits and Frenchmen was considered fancy, and it’s devolved into hill folk lingo. Yes, it’s technically a dialect but it’s not proper grammar in American English just because some hillfolk and southern drawl says it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children) Genuine question: is is spelt or spelled, or do both work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] 56_@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I assumed "spelt" was wrong, but an internet search tells me both are correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago One is "vivacious English", the other "simplified English" permalink fedilink source parent [–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Use speldt to make both sides angry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago spelted permalink fedilink source parent [–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Both work, but using spelt is more fun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I don't know. I'm more of a barley sort of guy, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fun fact, related to this: learned and learnt are also both correct. I always assumed learnt was a redneck thing (I'm from the south), but it turns out the Brits use it too. Who knew? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it’s lingually sound but regionally a redneck thing, then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it used in a sentence like "When I was a boy, my daddy done learnt me a thing or two about fishin'". Which is why it's associated with southern slang, I think. That's my hypothesis anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Folks in west verginnie use words and phrases carried over from the old days when talkin like brits and Frenchmen was considered fancy, and it’s devolved into hill folk lingo. Yes, it’s technically a dialect but it’s not proper grammar in American English just because some hillfolk and southern drawl says it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I assumed "spelt" was wrong, but an internet search tells me both are correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago One is "vivacious English", the other "simplified English" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago One is "vivacious English", the other "simplified English" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Use speldt to make both sides angry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago spelted permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Both work, but using spelt is more fun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I don't know. I'm more of a barley sort of guy, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I don't know. I'm more of a barley sort of guy, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fun fact, related to this: learned and learnt are also both correct. I always assumed learnt was a redneck thing (I'm from the south), but it turns out the Brits use it too. Who knew? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it’s lingually sound but regionally a redneck thing, then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it used in a sentence like "When I was a boy, my daddy done learnt me a thing or two about fishin'". Which is why it's associated with southern slang, I think. That's my hypothesis anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Folks in west verginnie use words and phrases carried over from the old days when talkin like brits and Frenchmen was considered fancy, and it’s devolved into hill folk lingo. Yes, it’s technically a dialect but it’s not proper grammar in American English just because some hillfolk and southern drawl says it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it’s lingually sound but regionally a redneck thing, then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it used in a sentence like "When I was a boy, my daddy done learnt me a thing or two about fishin'". Which is why it's associated with southern slang, I think. That's my hypothesis anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Folks in west verginnie use words and phrases carried over from the old days when talkin like brits and Frenchmen was considered fancy, and it’s devolved into hill folk lingo. Yes, it’s technically a dialect but it’s not proper grammar in American English just because some hillfolk and southern drawl says it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've heard it used in a sentence like "When I was a boy, my daddy done learnt me a thing or two about fishin'". Which is why it's associated with southern slang, I think. That's my hypothesis anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Folks in west verginnie use words and phrases carried over from the old days when talkin like brits and Frenchmen was considered fancy, and it’s devolved into hill folk lingo. Yes, it’s technically a dialect but it’s not proper grammar in American English just because some hillfolk and southern drawl says it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Folks in west verginnie use words and phrases carried over from the old days when talkin like brits and Frenchmen was considered fancy, and it’s devolved into hill folk lingo. Yes, it’s technically a dialect but it’s not proper grammar in American English just because some hillfolk and southern drawl says it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right, I get that it's not grammatically correct in that context, but the word itself is valid. I had always thought "learnt" was akin to "ain't", but that's not the case. Both "learned" and "learnt" are correct, but the latter is less commonly used in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I’m just convinced my inbred ancestors out in the hills think them’s bein fancy sayin’ they learn’t how t’ do the thing frum they’d pa permalink fedilink source parent