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Alex
Quit or quitted?
Which way of speaking would you choose?
A) - " I have quit smoking ".
" I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest ".
or B) ? -" I have quitted smoking. "
" I have quitted three jobs and been fired from all the rest. "
Thanks.
1 sie 2011 06:30
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Alex,
quit - quit - quit, or quitted.
"Quitted" is an older form of the past participle of the verb "to quit". It has fallen out of use in British English but is still used in American English, though rarely, mostly by writers who wish to impress you with their knowldege of obscure words, and by foreign students.
The Encyclopedia Brittanica (1843 edition) used the word 19 times.
-His father, being reduced to a state of poverty, quitted his native country and settled at Alderton.
-He was after admitted to Cambridge College, which he quitted immediately, and never returned.
Considering the fact that English is now international in scope, perhaps the word will become popular again due to its use by speakers of English as a second language. It is possible, at least in theory, for non-native speakers to influence the future development of the English language. What do you think?
1 sierpnia 2011
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" I have quit smoking ".
" I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest ".
quit - quit - quit
Those are the three forms.
1 sierpnia 2011
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