Past tense of "Drag"
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Past tense of "Drag"
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However, like CatInTheHat, I have heard/seen drug used, instead.
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Thanks! This was the first time I came across such usage and it didn't feel right...
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Thanks! The dictionaries I referred say "dragged" is correct though.
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My feelings exactly... "Drug" in place of "Dragged" doesn't sound good to me at all...DATo wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 02:20 I know of no rules which say that "drug" cannot be used but it always produces a cringe in me when I hear it used in place of "dragged". The same occurs when I hear the word "learnt" as opposed to "learned" and yet no less an orator than Winston Churchill has repeatedly used "learnt" in public speeches. I don't know if this is more of an accepted convention in the UK than in The States, and after all "UK English" is the mother tongue, but "learnt" much like "drug" still sort of rakes on the ears.
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You may have Teddy Roosevelt to blame for learnt. I saw this covered on a documentary series (just the other day, for a bit of irony).DATo wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 02:20 I know of no rules which say that "drug" cannot be used but it always produces a cringe in me when I hear it used in place of "dragged". The same occurs when I hear the word "learnt" as opposed to "learned" and yet no less an orator than Winston Churchill has repeatedly used "learnt" in public speeches. I don't know if this is more of an accepted convention in the UK than in The States, and after all "UK English" is the mother tongue, but "learnt" much like "drug" still sort of rakes on the ears.
You can read about it here.
The documentary segment, however, went into slightly more depth. According to it, he was a terrible speller and just wanted to simplify the English language. They even showed the paper of the 300 suggested word changes. Some have become the norm (labor instead of labour), while others have not (still fixed, not fixt).
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Yes, "dragged" sounds correct. Thanks!sarahbarthurs wrote: ↑21 Aug 2018, 18:20 I agree that it sounds strange. Based on personal experience, I believe that 'dragged' is the correct way to express 'drag' in the past tense.
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Thanks! "Drug" may be okay if written as part of a text in vernacular, but "dragged" is correct always. This is my conclusion based on the discussion.kaymontacell wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 19:49 Looked this up—it looks like "dragged" and "drug" can be used interchangeably, but dragged is the truly correct word. "Drug" is used in certain American English verbal dialects, however, so take that how you will. Vernacular is as vernacular does, I guess.
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No problem! I actually asked my parents about it, and one said "dragged" while the other said "drug" (We live in Boston, but both of them are from the West Coast). Go figure.Raja28 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 20:15Thanks! "Drug" may be okay if written as part of a text in vernacular, but "dragged" is correct always. This is my conclusion based on the discussion.kaymontacell wrote: ↑22 Aug 2018, 19:49 Looked this up—it looks like "dragged" and "drug" can be used interchangeably, but dragged is the truly correct word. "Drug" is used in certain American English verbal dialects, however, so take that how you will. Vernacular is as vernacular does, I guess.
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