Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 21:31:50 -0400

From: TERRY IRONS t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU

Subject: Re: Stoled



On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Grant Barrett wrote:



I found myself using the word "stoled" as the past tense of "steal"

and was corrected by a smart friend. Anybody have any ideas on usage?

I don't have any decent reference guides here, but I am fairly certain

this is not a word.



I am from Missouri, and I'm pretty sure that's standard usage among my peers.



Grant Barrett

gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]jerrynet.com





You say that you use "stoled" as the past tense of "steal," but that this

was corrected by someone.



Question What did this person suggest was the correct usage?



In natural speech the dental preterit marker of past tense is generally

lost after a liquid consonant. [a second order constraint]



But the question remains. WHat did someone tell you that you should say?







Virtually, Terry

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