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Other questions in this section:Assume or presume; Do the seasons (summer, autumn etc.) require a capital letter?; How should the term 'website' be written in official documents and on the web?; Is 'snuck', as the past tense of 'sneak', a real word?; Is it acceptable to use 'backwards' instead of 'backward'?;
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www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/usage/snuck?view=uk
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While discovering why I use “snuck,” I also learned it was both a past tense and past participle for sneak. And what was the difference between ... AP style guide says…sneaked is “preferred as past tense of sneak. Do not use the colloquial snuck.” American? British? Don’t know. I’m just sticking with AP.
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daggle.com/sneaked-versus-snuck-past-tense-versus-past-...
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Past Tenses question: What is the past tense of sneak? The past tense of sneak is sneaked, according to the AP style guide. Snuck is becoming more popular and may supplant sneaked but not officially....thus ... The past tense of sneak is sneaked, according to the AP style guide. Snuck is becoming more popular and may...
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wiki.answers.com/Q/Sneak_past_tense
wiki.answers.com/Q/Sneak_past_tense
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Usage note: First recorded in writing toward the end of the 19th century in the United States, snuck has become in recent decades a standard variant past tense and past participle of the verb sneak: ... (snŭk) v. Usage Problem; A past tense and a past participle of sneak. See Usage Note at sneak. ... Past tense of sneak...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/snuck
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I’ve mentioned that a new Yoga Studio, Past Tense, is coming to 3253 Mt. Pleasant Street. While still under construction, I was able to get a sneak peek. Some other cool things I learned is that they will be hiring a Spanish speaking Yoga instructor for classes in Spanish.
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www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-inside-past...
www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/06/sneak-peek-inside-past-tense-studio-in-mt-p/
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By John R. Searle Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language by Steven Pinker ... Unlike Noam Chomsky's ambitious recent work in linguistics, Steven Pinker's Words and Rules is a popular exposition of scholarly work on language. It succeeds in its aim of conveying a great deal ... To read the full text of this piece,
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www.nybooks.com/articles/15191
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Both Mrs. Martin and C. Forrest wonder about the propriety of "snuck." "Is the word "snuck" accepted as the past tense of "sneak," asks C. Forrest, while Mrs. Martin opts for the more direct "Is this really a word?", and notes that she has seen it recently in a novel set in the 1800's.
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www.word-detective.com/back-c.html
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A grating example of usage that troubles me is snuck for the past tense of the verb to sneak. The way things are going, I think one could write "When the burglar snuck into the room, a floorboard cruck, and the mouse ... Although the word is quite common in informal use, sneaked remains the standard past tense of sneak.
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www.theatlantic.com/issues/99jul/9907wdct.htm
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As a teacher, when my students say, "What do we do when we get done?" I reply, "Turkeys get done, students get finished." They think I'm picky because they hear "get done" from other teachers. Am I wrong? ... What is the past tense of sneak? When would you use snuck? ... The past tense of sneak is sneaked.
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grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/grammarlogs/grammarlogs...
grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/grammarlogs/grammarlogs125.htm
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