• Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
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    3 days ago

    I have a strange idiolect. “Dealt” seems correct, but “learnt” and “spelt” do not. Neither would lead me to raise an eyebrow; I’d assume I’m interacting with a user of British English.

    • tomenzgg@midwest.social
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      1 day ago

      To be fair (according to everything I’ve been able to find), you ought to be as, apparently, they’re more favored, over there. I dunno; I do suspect I picked it up from reading and The Wind in the Willows and The Once and Future King were favorites of mine, in childhood, so maybe that’s it.