Shan't...
There are lots of British (English, Irish, Scottish) words that are not normally spoken in America. Shan't (contraction of shall not) is one of them.Learnt is another. I'm trying to figure out where learnt fits in. If learned is the past tense of learn, does learnt fortify something you've already learned?
Sort of a past-past tense...
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The only exception is that "learned" is always used as an adjective for a person
Ex a "learned" person.
Derision? Not in my vocabulary.
1. the act of deriding; ridicule; mockery.
2. an object of ridicule.
Earned, not earnt.
Yes, the floor has been swept.
Did we finalize discussions on the election?
No but we dwelt on that topic long enough.
When I was in junior high school, my English teacher said that learnt, burnt and the like were British English and learned, burned and the like were American English. We could used both any time.
I always find English weird and confusing.
The only exception is that "learned" is always used as an adjective for a person
Ex a "learned" person.