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Record307: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */ Dreamt

Record307 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:10:16 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt: Dreamt

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	:::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." Since the two forms are roughly equal in AmE, we should let euphony be our guide, and I agree with 132 that ''dreamt'' sounds better in that sentence. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 23:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." Since the two forms are roughly equal in AmE, we should let euphony be our guide, and I agree with 132 that ''dreamt'' sounds better in that sentence. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 23:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	:::::::I'm with Dot Com an Annony 132. '''Dreamt'''.-{{User:Record307/sig}} 00:10, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

It's dot com: sounds better

It's dot com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:50:23 GMT

sounds better

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	::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	:::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
-	::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 22:52, 18 March 2009 (UTC)	+	::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." Since the two forms are roughly equal in AmE, we should let euphony be our guide, and I agree with 132 that ''dreamt'' sounds better in that sentence. — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 23:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

It's dot com: fix indent levels

It's dot com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:53:10 GMT

fix indent levels

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	:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
-	:::::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)	+	:::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
-	::::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 22:52, 18 March 2009 (UTC)	+	::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 22:52, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

It's dot com: "dreamed" is slightly more common in AmE, "dreamt" much more common in BrE

It's dot com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:52:48 GMT

"dreamed" is slightly more common in AmE, "dreamt" much more common in BrE

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	::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	:::::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:::::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	::::::::''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912\|Garner's Modern American Usage]]'' states that "''dreamed'' is slightly more common in [American English], ''dreamt'' much more common in [British English]." — [[User:It's dot com\|It's dot com]] 22:52, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

StarFox: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */

StarFox — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:48:26 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt

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	:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
-	:::::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins).	+	:::::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins). [[User:StarFox\|StarFox]] 22:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

StarFox: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */

StarFox — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:48:16 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt

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	:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	:::::::I'll accept dreamed. I've discovered that it's archaic American English. I'll adopt dreamed instead (e.g. I dreamed about muffins).

Defender1031: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */ i stand corrected.

Defender1031 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:14:10 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt: i stand corrected.

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	:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	::And this is despite the fact that the word "dreamed" is never used in conversation but [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=dreamt "dreamt" is]? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::And this is despite the fact that the word "dreamed" is never used in conversation but [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=dreamt "dreamt" is]? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
-	::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)	+	:::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	::::Well, i stand corrected. Personally, i never use "dreamt" because i think it sounds kind of stupid, and i don't know many people who do, but if the only times the charactes use the word, they pronounce it "dreamt", then that should be our standard, no question. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

132.183.151.140: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */ they're pretty interchangable.

132.183.151.140 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:10:23 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt: they're pretty interchangable.

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	:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	::And this is despite the fact that the word "dreamed" is never used in conversation but [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=dreamt "dreamt" is]? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		::And this is despite the fact that the word "dreamed" is never used in conversation but [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=dreamt "dreamt" is]? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	::It's not like colo(u)r. Dreamt isn't specifically british, it's just more archaic. Dreamt is definitely used in the US. I think it fits better here, personally. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.140\|132.183.151.140]] 21:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

The Chort: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */ If "dreamed" is the correct version, why come nobody uses it in conversation?

The Chort — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:08:27 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt: If "dreamed" is the correct version, why come nobody uses it in conversation?

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	We need to settle this issue. Should we use dreamed, or dreamt? Personally, dreamed sounds better to me, but I think we need to reach a consensus on this issue. Your opinions? {{User:Sbmaniac/sig}} 20:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		We need to settle this issue. Should we use dreamed, or dreamt? Personally, dreamed sounds better to me, but I think we need to reach a consensus on this issue. Your opinions? {{User:Sbmaniac/sig}} 20:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
	:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	::And this is despite the fact that the word "dreamed" is never used in conversation but [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=dreamt "dreamt" is]? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Defender1031: /* Dreamed Vs. Dreamt */ american

Defender1031 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:04:09 GMT

Dreamed Vs. Dreamt: american

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	==Dreamed Vs. Dreamt==		==Dreamed Vs. Dreamt==
	We need to settle this issue. Should we use dreamed, or dreamt? Personally, dreamed sounds better to me, but I think we need to reach a consensus on this issue. Your opinions? {{User:Sbmaniac/sig}} 20:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)		We need to settle this issue. Should we use dreamed, or dreamt? Personally, dreamed sounds better to me, but I think we need to reach a consensus on this issue. Your opinions? {{User:Sbmaniac/sig}} 20:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
		+	:The way I understand it, "dreamt" is british english while "dreamed" is more american. We go with american spellings here. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)