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[-] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 40 points 3 months ago

I used to think "snuck" was correct, but TIL.

[-] Lyra_Lycan 38 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Never trust Merriam-Webster. I don't know if the errors I found are fixed now, but the fact they existed in the first place is disappointing. The only trustworthy English dictionary is Oxford.

Edit: Snuck is a US informal term, according to the backup dictionary, Collins. This dictionary is riddled with ads, but also multiple sources for alternative definitions.

[-] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 25 points 3 months ago

Imagine being so far up your own ass you call another dialect a mistake that shouldn't exist.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

The Merriam Webster link didn't say it was incorrect as the guy implied. They said it's a correct form and gave the history.

[-] b3an@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Correct. Thats also what I read. Snuck is irregular, and came about due to common use anyway. So while it’s not correctly following ver typical rules, it’s adopted into the lexicon anyway.

Skibidi. 🙄🙄

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 months ago

Dialects exist

[-] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 21 points 3 months ago

Sneaked feels weird ngl

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Though, interestingly, it doesn't feel weird to me for the past form, only the past participle!

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

https://youtu.be/PJVNzwTnfbk?t=60s

[-] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

I really appreciate you sharing that video with me and really enjoyed watching it.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I feel so loved right now <3

[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

Spelled or spelt?

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

It depends whether you're English or American. Spelt is English.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

Spelt is also a grain, a variant of wheat.

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah, one of the earliest cultivars

[-] Lyra_Lycan 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Spelt is not proper English.

Edit: I retract Collins as a trustworthy source.

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Of course it is!

[-] nelly_man@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Are you not aware of the different forms of English? There are several differences between American English and British English, "spelled" and "spelt" being one example.

Collins and Merriam-Webster are both American English dictionaries, and the Oxford English Dictionary is a British English dictionary.