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Originally Posted by Purple Lady
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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Yes, that's my usage too, including the alternative definition of smelt. I don't recall ever coming across spelt before. I also didn't know the British spelling of skeptic was with a "c". Although the UK Skeptic website has an interesting explanation of why they spell it with a k.
Americans have a hard time interpreting rhyming slang. Seppo is one I haven't heard. The phrase that I hear most frequently is porky pies for lies.