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[Misc] American terrible ed issues.



Algernon

Well-known member
Sep 9, 2012
3,191
Newmarket.
I frequent a few different forums online and I've noticed that our friends across The Pond have obvious ed issues.
Namely that many of them don't seem to use the past participle at the end of a verb.

We (UK) might write " Look at him. It seems he got punched in the mouth."
USA write " Look at him. It seems he got punch in the mouth."

We (UK) might write " I've been on the sunbed, I look really tanned."
USA write" I've been on the sunbed, I look really tan."

Is this just another example of (written) language evolving/being butchered?
Do they teach this in their schools?
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
I frequent a few different forums online and I've noticed that our friends across The Pond have obvious ed issues.
Namely that many of them don't seem to use the past participle at the end of a verb.

We (UK) might write " Look at him. It seems he got punched in the mouth."
USA write " Look at him. It seems he got punch in the mouth."

We (UK) might write " I've been on the sunbed, I look really tanned."
USA write" I've been on the sunbed, I look really tan."

Is this just another example of (written) language evolving/being butchered?
Do they teach this in their schools?
Paging @Popeye
 


Motogull

Todd Warrior
Sep 16, 2005
10,481
Anyone that used to say "I was shook" etcs should have been given a kicking. Luckily, that seems to have gone out of fashion.
 


Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
NSC Patron
Apr 5, 2014
25,917
Could be Australia but.
 






Shropshire Seagull

Well-known member
Nov 5, 2004
8,788
Telford
Go figure and do the math are two of my Yankie phrase hates

I've not particularly noted the lack of use of the past participle at the end of a verb

Who says "I texted you last week" and who says "I text you last week"
Personally, I prefer the neater "I sent you a text last week" method
 


Popeye

I Don't Exercise
Nov 12, 2021
583
North Carolina USA
I have heard people talk like that, but to be honest not as widespread as you might think it is @Algernon

As far as what they teach in the schools here grammar-wise, its the basics but most kids don't give a rat's ass about that and come up with their own shorthand anyway.
 


OzMike

Well-known member
Oct 2, 2006
13,280
Perth Australia
I find it mildly irritating over here when everybody says 'two times'.
No one ever says 'twice', it is like it doesn't exist but.
 




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