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Post by D Moness on May 20, 2011 13:59:17 GMT
What is the difference since the spellings checker didn't have a problem with it? And yep the torch was done with burning
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Post by Kyactus on May 20, 2011 14:01:47 GMT
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Post by Rinn on May 25, 2011 21:56:21 GMT
Erm, don't ask me how to explain English grammar, I just know that burned sounds wrong xD Spell checker doesn't have an issue with it, since it IS a word, but the tense is wrong. Burned would also really go better with an adjective. You could say 'the torch burned brightly' instead of 'the torch was burning brightly' or something, but in this case it would be burnt, cos the torch has already burnt out.
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Post by D Moness on May 25, 2011 22:09:07 GMT
Erm, don't ask me how to explain English grammar, I just know that burned sounds wrong xD Spell checker doesn't have an issue with it, since it IS a word, but the tense is wrong. Burned would also really go better with an adjective. You could say 'the torch burned brightly' instead of 'the torch was burning brightly' or something, but in this case it would be burnt, cos the torch has already burnt out. Why not it is your native language I think i understand what you mean. Now if i can keep remembering the difference between "of"/"off" and "to"/"too"
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Post by Rinn on May 25, 2011 22:19:12 GMT
Well, could you explain Dutch grammar? I just know things, even if I can't explain them, if that makes sense... xD Er... for 'too' you could remember it's like 'as well as', and it's got another O as well as the 'to' part? I dunno xD
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Post by shizuma on May 26, 2011 0:05:48 GMT
burnt is more of a past participle while burned is the normal past tense same with spelled and spelt learned and learnt either way from what i remember both are correct really just depends on preferences of the speaker. though on general rule is as an adjective it shoudl always be burnt like a burnt meal. dunno if this is correct though
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Post by Rinn on May 26, 2011 8:08:27 GMT
It's a bit depressing when someone from another country can explain your own grammar better than you... xD
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Post by shizuma on May 26, 2011 11:08:32 GMT
so I'm guessing it's correct? anyway why would it be depressing, you're a native speaker, you don't actually need grammatical knowledge of English. you feel whether something is correct or not. I'd prefer to be a native with hardly any grammatical knowledge over somebody who has to rely on all sorts of grammar rules
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Post by Rinn on May 26, 2011 12:19:56 GMT
Well that's what I meant when I asked Gig if he could explain Dutch grammar xD When it's your native language, you just know if it's right without knowing exactly why =P And yeah, you're right =P You said it in a much more impressive way than me too, haha.
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