Comments on: Medium, Media http://www.dailywritingtips.com/medium-media/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Sharon http://www.dailywritingtips.com/medium-media/comment-page-1/#comment-14852 Sharon Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:43:34 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/medium-media/#comment-14852 Hi Rick The differences between various varieties of English can confound us. Though my fellow Brits would decry me for saying so, I think some American spellings are much easier as they are closer to the way the words are pronounced. However, when in Rome .... Hi Rick

The differences between various varieties of English can confound us. Though my fellow Brits would decry me for saying so, I think some American spellings are much easier as they are closer to the way the words are pronounced. However, when in Rome ….

]]> By: Rick Minor http://www.dailywritingtips.com/medium-media/comment-page-1/#comment-14651 Rick Minor Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:28:17 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/medium-media/#comment-14651 I guess because I am from the "old school" I have always considered the word "learnt" to be southern slang. However, after it appeared in one of your newsletters, I searched every source I could find, and I was very surprise to learn that it is in fact a correct term. While I realize it has more British usage, Why would we use it in place of "learned"? I have a BA but as the years have rolled on I find that I am loosing more and more of my grammar and spelling skills-if I had any. This is why I subscribe to this newsletter. Thank You, Rick Minor I guess because I am from the “old school” I have always considered the word “learnt” to be southern slang. However, after it appeared in one of your newsletters, I searched every source I could find, and I was very surprise to learn that it is in fact a correct term. While I realize it has more British usage, Why would we use it in place of “learned”? I have a BA but as the years have rolled on I find that I am loosing more and more of my grammar and spelling skills-if I had any. This is why I subscribe to this newsletter.

Thank You,
Rick Minor

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