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View Poll Results: Which sounds better? | |||
I snuck into the clubhouse. | 10 | 76.92% | |
I sneaked into the clubhouse. | 3 | 23.08% | |
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It does look weird written
I think that although I say snuck, if I had to write it I would put sneaked.
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#12
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¿Well, Dave, what's the veredicto?
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#13
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Same here.
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Likewise.
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Well, I don't know. I would personally use snuck, but I have seen sneaked, especially in writing.
Rusty and LaGata's information is quite interesting. I would be interested in hearing more about how this irregular form was introduced. Was it an invented form that then caught on? It is normal that over time irregular verb are regularized in a language, but the opposite is not often true.
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Soy enterado de que la norma es "sneaked" pero éste no se oye bien en mis orejas. Elegí "snuck". Pero al escribir elegiría "sneaked".
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Here is an article I came across regarding the sneaked/snuck topic.
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/inde...?date=19981221 BTW, the poll results are a little scary...lol. |
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I recommend reading the entire article. Here are a few quotes I especially liked. Quote:
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I'm in denial, David, with regard to that third quote. Cheers!
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Yes, I liked the third quote, because it reinforces what I personally think is right. I guess I'm what the article calls a new generation who thinks that snuck is right, and hasn't even heard sneaked. Although I have seen it in writing.
But the article also makes a good point that in British English, sneaked the correct form across the board. I'll have to remember this for my future travels across the pond.
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