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minus-squarebelastend@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWait, English has two different verbs “to sneak”?
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYeah, but people will look at you weird if you use sneaked in serious contexts.
minus-squarebelastend@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI mean, OC implies that “sneaked” and “snuck” have different meanings
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoMight be a regional thing, but in the US you only hear snuck unless the person is trying to be cutesy, like pretending to be a cat.
minus-squarebelastend@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYeah, so far I’ve also only heard snuck.
Wait, English has two different verbs “to sneak”?
Yeah, but people will look at you weird if you use sneaked in serious contexts.
I mean, OC implies that “sneaked” and “snuck” have different meanings
Might be a regional thing, but in the US you only hear snuck unless the person is trying to be cutesy, like pretending to be a cat.
Yeah, so far I’ve also only heard snuck.