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2006-12-04 06:25:12 · 12 answers · asked by Pancha Pistolas 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn. Learnt is more common in British English, and learned in American English. There are a number of verbs of this type (burn, dream, kneel, lean, leap, spell, spill, spoil etc.). They are all irregular verbs, and this is a part of their irregularity."
2006-12-04 06:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Pico 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
learnt (lûrnt) A verb that is the past tense and a past participle of learn.
learned also learnt (lûrnt), learn·ing, learns v. tr.
To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study.
To fix in the mind or memory; memorize: learned the speech in a few hours.
To acquire experience of or an ability or a skill in: learn tolerance; learned how to whistle.
To become aware: learned that it was best not to argue.
To become informed of; find out.
To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
To give information to.
2006-12-04 14:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by marling 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference. The verb learn is in the process of finding its way into the regular verb category. Both are correct. But a quite long time later, people will only use learned.
2006-12-04 14:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by Earthling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn. Learnt is more common in British English, and learned in American English. There are a number of verbs of this type (burn, dream, kneel, lean, leap, spell, spill, spoil etc.). They are all irregular verbs, and this is a part of their irregularity.
2006-12-04 14:33:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Learnt is not really correct. Learned should be used. However, several dictionaries do have the word and call it modern day slang.
Note: Yahoo does not acknowledge it as a word.
2006-12-04 14:31:24 · answer #5 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
you would say
i learnt that...
or
he has learned...
eg you would not say i learned french
it would be i learnt french
both are correct !
it depends on wether its the 1st or 2nd person (i think)
2006-12-04 15:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by sxiecat 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
About 50 years, give or take.
2006-12-04 14:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by baconman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the difference is "has"
He learnt that text
He has learned that text.
Learnt is just the short and lazy form.
2006-12-04 14:28:38 · answer #8 · answered by Ganymede 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
learned is standard english.
2006-12-04 14:32:48 · answer #9 · answered by Answerer 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
geography and education... they mean the same.... learned is technicaly correct.
2006-12-04 14:28:46 · answer #10 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋