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Ensure you point your asses in the right direction... a small error can be terrible for me... 
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Well, this is the first I've learned of learnt.
If it weren't
for learnt,
then, of a misspell, I'd be burnt.
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Joan Murt wrote: They taught me to use learnt as it is more "british"
That's a load of cobblers, that is.
The gig's up: we know it's because "learnt" comes from the Germanic languages.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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English is a Germanic language
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Chris Quinn wrote: English is a Germanic language, except for its verb inflection, sentence construction, noun case, preposition usage, etc, etc, etc.
Fixed that for you.
The influences of Germanic languages (mainly West Saxon and Jute) were hugely overrun by the invasions of the Romans, etc. There's very little Germanic left in English; people just don't want to call it a Latin language.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Learnt is definitely not wrong, if that's what you're trying to imply. In English English it's how everyone would say and write it, pretty much.
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BobJanova wrote: In English English it's how everyone would say and write it, pretty much.
So, it is wrong then. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Round these parts it's pronounced learnt.
Atlanta Georgia.
Leastways by the people who were raised here.
We also have ink pens and straight pins because both pen and pin are pronounced the same way.
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Ya, Atlanta also has "buggy" instead of "shopping cart." And it has paved cattle trails they call roads.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It's actually Boston with the paved cattle trails. And a lot more weird pronunciations.
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stgagnon wrote: It's actually Boston with the paved cattle trails.
Boston does too? Crazy.
stgagnon wrote: And a lot more weird pronunciations.
Yes, it's hard not to smile when you hear one of them talking. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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You will have lernt something today.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Was given the context, was this a word you really wanted to learn?
Didn't think so... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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It can always be handy when you want to insult somebody!
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Oh, there are much, much better words than "pimple" - trust me on this one!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Oh , I don't know... "You festering pimple on the buttocks of society" has a nice ring to it. 
If your neighbours don't listen to The Ramones, turn it up real loud so they can.
“We didn't have a positive song until we wrote 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue!'” ― Dee Dee Ramone
"The Democrats want my guns and the Republicans want my porno mags and I ain't giving up either" - Joey Ramone
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sure!
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Joan Murt wrote: Now the best part of your post is that I've learnt a new word.
I feel you are doing the rest of his post a massive dis-service, there are many parts of that post that deserve recognition.
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Why? Where do you normally find pineapples?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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In the supermarket?
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If you cannot kill by your finger, it is tumor.
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Half way. If it were all the way it would be in the other ear.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Quote: I wonder if they'll develop cyber rats with tiny frickin' laser beams mounted in their heads.
If it ain't sharks I'm not interested, (  by the way!)
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glennPattonWork wrote: If it ain't sharks I'm not interested
Well, you have to start small I guess, sharks can be expensive. If rats explode it's easier to clean up (Or sweep under the rug...)
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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