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Originally Posted by djchapple
It's a matter of where you were brought up. Dates are another example of confusion. We m(the English) say 25th may 2010, which is a natural progression - day - month year.
Over the other side of the pond they say May 25th 2011 which is an odd mixture - month - day year.
Over here we say "he lit a cigarette". Over there it's "he lighted a cigarette"
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I've never heard anyone say "he lighted a cigarette". We use lit for past tense, at least in my portion of the US.