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1) Both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are considered correct.
2) Interestingly, Latin nouns are inherently masculine, feminine or neuter... for example, 'stella' or 'star' is feminine, whilst 'bellum' or 'war' is neuter... (A key difference between English, Latin and French.)
3) As for my earlier rant... I just believe that if you're going to speak a language, you should strive to speak it properly.
Ok, I think I'm done now.
Oh, except to say that although English has less 'rules' if you like than other languages (gender-specific nouns, changing verb/adjective endings depending on tense or mood), its very lack of structure makes it difficult to master. There are less patterns to get your head around in the beginning, but speaking English properly is no mean feat. (I guess for once I actually agree with DD... to a certain extent)
2) Interestingly, Latin nouns are inherently masculine, feminine or neuter... for example, 'stella' or 'star' is feminine, whilst 'bellum' or 'war' is neuter... (A key difference between English, Latin and French.)
3) As for my earlier rant... I just believe that if you're going to speak a language, you should strive to speak it properly.
Ok, I think I'm done now.
Oh, except to say that although English has less 'rules' if you like than other languages (gender-specific nouns, changing verb/adjective endings depending on tense or mood), its very lack of structure makes it difficult to master. There are less patterns to get your head around in the beginning, but speaking English properly is no mean feat. (I guess for once I actually agree with DD... to a certain extent)
