Word Answer Girl
One of my friends recently discovered that I like words and stuff, (what? you don’t read the AP Stylebook for fun?) and decided to ask me some English language questions, despite the fact that I occasionally say things like: “For reals.”
Here is the transcription of our witty email banter – a testament to the joys of desk jobs and the weirdness of English in general. Enjoy:
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On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Phil Casalegno wrote:
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On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Dani Linthicum wrote:
Dear Random Wonderings,
You pose an excellent question. To be quite honest, I had not thought a great deal about the leapt/leaped phenomenon until you brought it to my attention… which makes me wonder what exactly you’re trying to write. Is it for your Website bio? “Also, I’ve leapt/leaped great distances with little to no sweat coming from my super-manly pores.”
Anyways. I digress.
I think “leapt” is more common in the UK, while “leaped” is the US spelling, cuz we talk good ovah heah. It is pronounced the same though.
(Also, you are right, that “creep” would be “crept”, unless you were saying “That guy who doesn’t sweat creeped me out!” in which case “crept” wouldn’t work. Oh slang. You’re so fun.)
That’s my best shot.
~Word Answer Girl
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On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Phil Casalegno wrote:
Random Wonderings
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On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Dani Linthicum wrote:
Random Wonderings,
I can see that you are a true student of language. I applaud you. However, I have researched sundry and dusty tomes to find the answer you seek (as well as my personal vault of vast wordy knowledge), and I………… have no idea. However, I completely agree with you that sneaked should be snuck, and I’ll thank you not to say mean things about my man even if he is from the South. However, according to the Dictionary, both sneaked and snuck are right, one is just ugly and the other sounds bad. I guess we can’t have it all.
~Word Answer Girl
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