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In reply to the discussion: Jake Tapper clashes with House Dem in heated exchange: 'May not be a big deal for you!' [View all]jfz9580m
(16,040 posts)47. Apparently it is British
A fun fact I just learnt (!) thanks to the query.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4965/when-do-you-use-learnt-and-when-learned#4966
Merriam-Webster marks learnt as "chiefly British", and Wiktionary as "UK", adding that learned is the "Standard US English spelling". Quoting a linguist's comment from elsewhere,
[The Corpus of Historical American English] shows that learned has always been more common than learnt in American English. At least, since 1810.
So it's not like learnt is completely unheard of in Americal English, but learned has always been more popular, and according to the COHA timetable, the usage of learnt has been on a more or less steady decline since 1820.
[The Corpus of Historical American English] shows that learned has always been more common than learnt in American English. At least, since 1810.
So it's not like learnt is completely unheard of in Americal English, but learned has always been more popular, and according to the COHA timetable, the usage of learnt has been on a more or less steady decline since 1820.
Between ignorance over who Jake Tapper is and learnt versus learned imagine if the world could see my actual failures in my field
Well Jake Tapper is worse so there..seriously that thing of his is possibly the worst article I have ever read. I can see why he is a Trump apologist. The man seems like an absolute ass. He is the buffer between many of us who are mediocre and not proudly while not getting away with it.
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Jake Tapper clashes with House Dem in heated exchange: 'May not be a big deal for you!' [View all]
SocialDemocrat61
Wednesday
OP
Tried to tell the USA that shithole and comrades were going to destroy the country....................
Lovie777
Wednesday
#2
It's fascinating that the right thinks that (or pushes) CNN as some liberal outlet. It's been enabling the right for...
Jbraybarten
Wednesday
#55
If Tapper is so opposed to a short term solution he should put pressure on the Republicans.
Baitball Blogger
Wednesday
#4
I'm not sure perpetuating this sub-thread unrelated to Jake Tapper advances your point. nt
Gore1FL
Wednesday
#45
He's a Trump apologist who wrote a book attacking President Biden's mental acuity.
Patton French
Wednesday
#29
Good for her. Enough with the media downplaying or otherwise enabling the GOP's bullshit
Jbraybarten
Wednesday
#15