Learned or learnt

[Jgideon]

Which of the two words is correct? Most of the times I find myself typing 'learnt' but Grammarly quickly underlines it and suggests 'learned' as the appropriate word. Please help

[MrsCatInTheHat]

Which of the two words is correct? Most of the times I find myself typing 'learnt' but Grammarly quickly underlines it and suggests 'learned' as the appropriate word. Please help

Learnt is oral slang in some regions of the U.S.

[love_b00ks]

I think both are acceptable, it depends on the dictionary used. American English sometimes do not accept it but British English does.

[Estheroboye]

Both are correct, they are the past tense of learn. It can be learnt or learned.

[meadhbh]

Generally, learnt is most commonly used in British English, while learned is most common in American English

[Mely918]

I always use learned instead of learnt. I don't think either of them is incorrect though. Just my own personal preference there. I also haven't read many books that use the word learnt.

[nobunkum]

Interesting. I've never seen or heard of learnt. But I have only lived in western US and Canada.

[liftedbooks]

I always prefer using learnt. Both are acceptable though.

[Kristy Khem]

Learnt - British
Learned - American

[MThompson0605]

Which of the two words is correct? Most of the times I find myself typing 'learnt' but Grammarly quickly underlines it and suggests 'learned' as the appropriate word. Please help

I've seen LEARNT used, but only once every few years. Furthermore, I believe this to be a word used almost exclusively by people in the United Kingdom and the immediate region. I personally don't consider it legitimate, and only use LEARNED.

[Burgundy1991]

Both are correct. I believe 'learnt' is typically British English, and 'learned' is American English: the same with 'dreamt' and 'dreamed.'

[Mallory Porshnev]

Learned = American
Learnt = British

[_ayshaaaa_]

Learnt is British but Grammarly goes with the American Style hence they detect it as a mistake.
But they are both right

[MrsCatInTheHat]

Learnt is British but Grammarly goes with the American Style hence they detect it as a mistake.
But they are both right

If you click on the explanation for the error in Grammarly, it actually tells you that is a non-American variant.

[Daviesmurf]

In writing i'd use learned but while speaking i'd rather use learnt