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Grammar
sneak
0 I've heard both sneaked and snuck used as the past particle. 02 br
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00 The kids must have snuck out while I was making dinner. 02 br
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00 She figured the stalked had sneaked into her house when she left her front door wide open last night. 02 br
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00 Which is the right past participle for sneak? 02 br
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00 Thanks 0-
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00 The kids must have snuck out while I was making dinner. 02 br
02 br
00 She figured the stalked had sneaked into her house when she left her front door wide open last night. 02 br
02 br
00 Which is the right past participle for sneak? 02 br
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00 Thanks 0-
Top answer
02 i 00 Widespread use of 01 i 00 snuck 02 i 00 has become more common with every generation. It is now used by educated speakers in all regions. Formal written English is more conservative than other varieties, of course, and here 01 i 00 snuck 02 i 00 still meets with much resistance.
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01 i 00 From the American Heritage Dictionary: 02 br
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01 i 00 Snuck 02 i 00 is an Americanism first introduced in the 19th century as a nonstandard regional variant of 01 i 00 sneaked. 02 i 00 Widespread use of 01 i 00 snuck 02 i 00 has become more common with every generation. It is now used
01 i 00 From the American Heritage Dictionary: 02 br
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01 i 00 Snuck 02 i 00 is an Americanism first introduced in the 19th century as a nonstandard regional variant of 01 i 00 sneaked. 02 i 00 Widespread use of 01 i 00 snuck 02 i 00 has become more common with every generation. It is now used
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