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Pled or pleaded?
kuzushi Started conversation Oct 2, 2009
There are differences in past tense forms between the UK and the US. In standard English the past tense of 'to plead' is pleaded, but in various dialects it's pled.
UK spit spat spat
US spit spit spit
UK dive dived dived
US dive dove er, diven?
Are there any others?
Pled or pleaded?
kuzushi Posted Oct 2, 2009
(I just thought I'd open this thread as our conversation was cut short for legal reasons)
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/01/polanski.prosecutor.admits.lie/index.html
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HonestIago Posted Oct 2, 2009
To me both seem like perfectly good English. I've heard people use both and it doesn't bother me.
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Sho - employed again! Posted Oct 2, 2009
I just want to see/hear someone use 'diven'
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You can call me TC Posted Oct 2, 2009
We recently covered this in the British English thread. Feel free to read the whole thread 
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Christopher Posted Oct 2, 2009
In East Anglia the past tense of show is usually shew.
And in this case, the past tense of snow is snew, and of drive is driv (Though I've never heard it anywhere else).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUT3_vFplU
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swl Posted Oct 2, 2009
Does anyone disagree that the past tense of jump is jamp?
(13 year ongoing dispute)
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HonestIago Posted Oct 2, 2009
In older Scousers I've heard jamped used as the past tense of jump.
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Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune Posted Oct 2, 2009
I hanglide
You hanglid
He/She/It Hangligededed?
*three cheers for Mr Izzard once again*
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