Apr 28, 2017 · So sped has been preferred over speeded for as long as the corpus data goes back. Generally speaking, irregular verbs tend to become regular over time, rather than the …

Apr 25, 2018 · I will speed past the cop. 'will speed' - is the verb phrase. 'past' - is an adverb meaning - 'to pass from one side to another' How will you speed? quickly? slowly? or past? 'to …

Mar 2, 2021 · In English, we tend to relate to the cause of something (cause and effect). Hence your car kicking up clouds of dust. But this is not the only way to describe the scene. We can …

Mar 27, 2012 · What words can be used to describe the sound a driving car makes? I'm specifically looking for words that could apply to a standard 2000 Honda Civic, or comparable …

Nov 28, 2017 · I am sped:——Is he gone and hath nothing?" That first instance ("a plague on both the houses") remained unchanged from the first folio in the 1623 edition, while the two …

Acting like a div yesterday: a stupid or foolish person I started to wonder how this term of abuse came about. Urban Dictionary has a quaint tale: Actually originates from prison slang in the UK...

Aug 19, 2013 · In the following sentence, should I say spelled or spelt: You spelt/spelled "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" wrong.

Feb 23, 2022 · In a square, which is the correct term: 'upper-left corner' or 'top-left corner'? To be more specific: in the context "the x-coordinate of the upper-left/top-left corner", which should I …

Jan 11, 2014 · Can someone please explain the correct way of pluralising month, for instance why do we sometimes use months or month, such as: "Victor is a 7 month old baby" and "Victor is …

Aug 31, 2025 · Regular verbs form the simple past by appending -ed to the stem of the verb. For irregular verbs, the general advice to language learners is that there are no rules, and it is best …