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Larnt vs Earnt - What's the difference?

larnt | earnt |

As verbs the difference between larnt and earnt

is that larnt is (larn) while earnt is (chiefly british) (earn).

larnt

English

Verb

(head)
  • (larn)

  • larn

    English

    Verb

  • (Northern England) especially (Geordie) To teach or to learn.
  • Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

    See also

    * learn (Standard English) * teach (Standard English)

    References

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    earnt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * earned (standard spelling)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chiefly British) (earn)
  • Usage notes

    * Written, this is an uncommon (<0.5% as common as (earned) in the British National Corpus) but entirely acceptable alternative form of the simple past and past participle earned . This form is, however, more commonly spoken than written. Other verbs which can be conjugated in this way are: learn (learnt), dream (dreamt), spell (spelt).