By Anonymous - 08/05/2012 22:10 - United States - Chandler

Today, I corrected someone who spelled "learned" as "learnt" on my favorite forum. Nothing could've prepared me for the torrent of abuse that followed from the non-American members. Now I'm banned for "trolling," and all my 7,000+ posts since 2006 are gone forever. FML
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DocBastard 38

WHAT???! You mean the Internet isn't American?? You should totally sue!

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nadnerbz 6

I hope you learned you lesson. Maybe learnt?

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Sprezlaus 9

Too bad, people who make lots of grammar mistakes or use txt-language annoy me, but the ones correcting them are usually even worse... And yes, YDI for assuming that American English is the standard and I guess that you didn't just stick to one -respectful- reply or had a history of going off-topic (which is what correcting people is). You don't get banned for just one post if you are a valuable member with 6000 meaningful posts, but if you tend to post a lot of nonsense well...

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bored_at_work15 0

learn·ed Adjective 1. (of a person) Having much knowledge acquired by study. 2. Showing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly: "an article in a learned journal" learnt(Verb)past participle, past tense oflearn(Verb) 1. Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught. 2. Commit to memory.

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SkepticalMiss 5

That's really sad, since you were correct. Even is British English, it should be spelled 'learned'.

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DelphiCat 17

No, it shouldn't. Unless you are talking about your learned professor, in which case carry on.

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BlackBlazeCobra 16

YDI. Not everyone uses the same spelling.

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blindboy224 3

Hey this gives you a great opportunity to get a life

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tj4234 35

learnt is the past tense. Learned is someone who has the knowledge. I learnt that in class to day. He is a learned individual.

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monagro 22

Nope, learned is both the adjective and the past version of the verb 'to learn'. People who spell it differently are simply wrong.

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Cinn_fml 22

No they're not, learnt is a legitimate form of the past tense of learn, and the one that people get taught here in the UK. Learned is also a legitimate form of the past tense, but in the UK it's more commonly used as an adjective.

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psychoticbiatch 5

Wow, what an idiot, maybe we should all pick on your spelling. And hence I'm from Australia "favorite" is spelt FAVOURITE!!!!

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