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Has "sneaked" been removed from our language?

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SweetestThing · 07/01/2013 16:36

I never see anyone using "sneaked" as the part participle of "sneak" anymore. It's always "snuck".

I'm wondering if this will lead to "luck" instead of "leaked" or "puck" instead of "peaked" Grin

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PlaySchool · 07/01/2013 16:41

My 6 year old says "sneaked", e.g., I sneaked a biscuit. Smile

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SweetestThing · 07/01/2013 16:42

Well done, your DC!! Glad to know some standards are being upheld :)

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MirandaGoshawk · 07/01/2013 22:28

I loathe 'snuck'. PlaySchool is obviously bringing up her dch correctly Grin

I'm also sick of e.g. 'slippy' when people mean 'slippery' and have been known to correct strangers when I've heard them use this. Blush.

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jkklpu · 19/01/2013 22:41

It's gone the same way as "shrank" since that really annoying Rick Moranis (?) film. I still like using "swang" and "span", too.

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