Answer: Contracted Verbs

[whymzycal]

saavikam77 asks, Is there any real difference between the full and contracted past tense forms of certain verbs (burned/burnt, leaped/leapt, etc.)? Are there particular situations in which it's not okay to use the contracted form?

As with many things, the answer depends on whether you're writing in American or British English.

Comments

[sg_betty]

This is a good one! Thanks for asking and answering!

[slartibartfast]

'Dreamed' and 'leaped' sound so strange to me (as a British person).

[china_shop]

Oh, thanks for that! :-)

[saavikam77]

Yaaayy!! Thank you so much for answering my question about these. They'd been bugging me for so long. :p

*takes notes*

[theeverdream]

Quite helpful - thanks!