Answer: Are there any specific rules for using "unbeknown" versus "unbeknownst"?

[skroberts]

...with examples from Stargate Atlantis, Harry Potter, and House...

writinginct asks: Are there any specific rules for using unbeknown versus unbeknownst?

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[sg_betty]

This one really surprises me, I would have thought it would be the opposite--based mostly on rarely having heard anyone say 'unbeknownst'. Not that 'Unbeknown' gets a whole lot of play, either.... ;)

[writinginct]

Awesome explanation! Thank you!!

It is funny how the American versus British usage shook out, somehow it seems like it should be the opposite.

Very cool! ^.^