Spelled/spelt

[ElizaWinter]

Hi can anyone advise on which version to use where please?

You can use either, as they're both correct (UK)

Oh ok thank you, I must admit I'm surprised by that but pleased as I've often wondered!

I would always write "spelt" because I pronounce it "spelt."

English is not my first language.but I'd always use "spelled"; purely because "spelt" just reminds me of flour.

How about learned/learnt? I always wonder which is correct

Generally, I believe both 'learned' and 'learnt' are correct in British English. The Americans always use 'learned'.

You can also opt for 'dreamed' or 'dreamt' in British English, though 'dreamed' is more commonly used.

I’ve seen online posts where people who don’t use British English are confused by spelt. I believe that spelt, dreamt and learnt are British English.

I find it interesting that we have kept and built rather than keeped and builded.

Just speculating here, but I'd imagine the reason behind "keeped" and "builded" is just plain phonetical, as they'd be clunky to pronounce.

And slept not sleeped.

Wept not Weeped

I thought of that one too, but I wasn’t sure I hadn’t heard or read weeped.

Great, thanks, now I've got Jerusalem in my head.

I don't know

For me.

Spelled just looks right.

Yes - psalm 122 is running through my head too.

For the past tense and past participle of spell, both forms are valid. For the variety of wheat, only spelt is correct.

Smelled and smelt? Are both of these correct?