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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Jackie #169305 07/19/07 04:03 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA I keep reading in various articles that someone "pleaded guilty" or "pleaded not guilty." I've always thought it was "pled" when used in this manner. Big* discussion at the weekly editorial meeting when I was a reporter and covered the courts. Pleaded is correct although it is often spoken as pled. Course the Word came from The Editor and one does not question The Editor. (Why does Editor have a cap E? For the same reason God has a cap G.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) sjmaxq #169310 07/19/07 07:47 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Quote: The noun is obviously implicit here, and can be understood from context. If so I have no problem with it. Is that what you meant Redryder? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: english out in the world--(vs in dictionaries) Zed #169315 07/20/07 02:45 AM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague B bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague I've always been taught to say 'dragged' and 'pleaded' here in the uk, with drug, pled, etc.. seen as colloquialisms or one of those things that really annoyed teachers in highschool. A similar word that's been amongst my family and friends quite a long time is 'fruck', as in 'he fruck out' or even adding an additional -ed, 'I was frucked out'... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,935 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 831 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 2 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,923 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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