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Old 09-14-2011, 02:30 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
That's interesting. Many past participles in British English are normally spelt with a "-t" ending rather than "-ed". Common ones, off the top of my head, include spelt, smelt, slept, burnt, swept, leapt, dreamt, and innumerable others besides. Would you spell none of these with a "-t" ending?
Some yes others no. I was going to say yes to smelt because to me it means " to melt or fuse (as ore) often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate the metal" or as a noun it is a fish. I guess you meant smelled?

slept - yes
burnt - usually burned, but I've seen both depending on usage
swept - yes
leapt - leaped, but I have seen leapt
dreamt - dreamed, but I have seen dreamt
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