Is this Grammatically Correct?, Advice on grammar issues |
 Jan 3 2009, 11:24 AM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer  Posts: 135 Joined: 12:39pm December 30, 2006 Location: County Wicklow, Ireland  |
QUOTE(ByRichard @ Nov 26 2008, 05:24 AM)  Leapt - Verb Simple past tense and past participle of leap. Leaped - Verb Simple past tense and past participle of leap. You can use either one, just being guided by what tone you're trying to project in the sentence. "Leapt" is simply a slightly more archaic usage. (Caution: some younger / more modern editors may mistake it for a typo or misspelling.) --DD --------------------  Diane Duane | The Owl Springs Partnership | County Wicklow, Ireland |
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Jul 30 2009, 01:25 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 53 Joined: 2:37pm May 1, 2009 Location: Reading HP in lieu of doing homework |
This has been driving me crazy: I understand the difference between "eldest" and "oldest" in most situations. However, I can't figure out which to use at one particular point in a story I'm working on. I've already described the eldest sibling, is it more grammatically correct to then say "the next two eldest" or "the next two oldest"? Neither seems to roll off the tongue (but I'm leaning toward "eldest"). Thoughts?
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