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To: yldstrk

“learnt” - transitive verb, eg “that’ll learnt ya!”


20 posted on 10/06/2014 6:26:14 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB; yldstrk

I would suggest the word learn’t is an archaic pronunciation of the word learned.

It is spoken by the old country folk of scottish heritage around here, East Tennessee and especially south west Virginia. It is seldom heard now.

“I learn’t to wash my hands before eating”


27 posted on 10/06/2014 6:44:19 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12 ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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