I always use this as the past tense of "sneak". "sneaked" just sounds wrong to me. What about others?
snuck
Well, as far as I'm aware, both are equally "correct" and acceptable.
As for me, I prefer "sneaked". Sometimes I do say "snuck" but it sounds just weird to me. I don't say it's wrong, just funny-sounding, I don't know why.
As for me, I prefer "sneaked". Sometimes I do say "snuck" but it sounds just weird to me. I don't say it's wrong, just funny-sounding, I don't know why.
I have always been led to believe that 'snuck' is American and 'sneaked' is British - am I wrong???
I use both, but probably use 'sneaked' slightly more.
In england we can call someone a 'sneak' but can you call someone a 'snuck'?? Also you 'sneaked around' but can you 'snucked around'?? You can be 'sneaking' but can you be 'snucking'???
Ok I am making no sense - but then thinking about it 'snuck' is a strange word, how did it come about?? For the record, despite not using it as often, I like snuck better.
I use both, but probably use 'sneaked' slightly more.
In england we can call someone a 'sneak' but can you call someone a 'snuck'?? Also you 'sneaked around' but can you 'snucked around'?? You can be 'sneaking' but can you be 'snucking'???
Ok I am making no sense - but then thinking about it 'snuck' is a strange word, how did it come about?? For the record, despite not using it as often, I like snuck better.
<<I have always been led to believe that 'snuck' is American and 'sneaked' is British - am I wrong???>>
Well, I guess you are right in thinking that "snuck" is more popular on the other side of the puddle. Am I right am I not?
<<Ok I am making no sense - but then thinking about it 'snuck' is a strange word, how did it come about?? For the record, despite not using it as often, I like snuck better.>>
No, I don't think it's strange per se...just the way it sounds...just like an onomatopoetic word.
Well, I guess you are right in thinking that "snuck" is more popular on the other side of the puddle. Am I right am I not?
<<Ok I am making no sense - but then thinking about it 'snuck' is a strange word, how did it come about?? For the record, despite not using it as often, I like snuck better.>>
No, I don't think it's strange per se...just the way it sounds...just like an onomatopoetic word.
Well, yes...in fact it's an onomatopoetic word.
What I wanted to get at is that the long vowel of "sneaked" (however, it becomes short when followed by a voiceless stop, which is in this case a "k" - still, it's slightly longer than the vowel in "snuck") expresses the action of "sneaking" much better than the extremely short vowel in "snuck". Sounds like a short click or suchlike...I mean the latter one.
I know it sounds stupid as it's just MY entirely subjective way of perceiving things like that.
Terribly sorry for writing nonsense again...
BTW, is there anyone out there who feels the same way, too? Just out of curiosity...
What I wanted to get at is that the long vowel of "sneaked" (however, it becomes short when followed by a voiceless stop, which is in this case a "k" - still, it's slightly longer than the vowel in "snuck") expresses the action of "sneaking" much better than the extremely short vowel in "snuck". Sounds like a short click or suchlike...I mean the latter one.
I know it sounds stupid as it's just MY entirely subjective way of perceiving things like that.
Terribly sorry for writing nonsense again...
BTW, is there anyone out there who feels the same way, too? Just out of curiosity...
Liz, I am male but I have a crush on your accent. How can I imitate your accent?
<<Liz, I am male but I have a crush on your accent. How can I imitate your accent?>>
Sorry but how the hell do you know what my accent is like?
Sorry but how the hell do you know what my accent is like?
I use both "snuck" and "sneaked"; how frequently I use each, though, I am not quite certain at the moment.
<Sorry but how the hell do you know what my accent is like? >
darling, just listened to your clips on this very forum. :)
darling, just listened to your clips on this very forum. :)
<I use both "snuck" and "sneaked"; how frequently I use each, though, I am not quite certain at the moment. >
It does not matter. They will be lost in the length of your sentence. ;)
It does not matter. They will be lost in the length of your sentence. ;)
I use snuck more often, sneaked sounds wierd in most contexts, to me anyway.
I definitely use 'snuck' more often than 'sneaked' (though I don't really use either that often). North American English as a whole tends to prefer strong verb conjugations in some cases where British English uses the weak verb. There's also "dive, dove" in NAE, but "dive, dived" in the UK; there's also some nonstandard ones like "climb,clumb".
<<darling, just listened to your clips on this very forum. :)>>
Darling, I thought it had been deleted a long time ago. There is a certain expiry date at Uploadhut, as far as I know.
Darling, I thought it had been deleted a long time ago. There is a certain expiry date at Uploadhut, as far as I know.
oh come on sweetie, I downloaded your accent a long time ago in my pc but i did not have time to login in on the forum at that time. Now I am asking about your accent. You sounded like British. My comments were like: : your voice is awesome and your accent is double awesome and Damian was in agreement with me. Stop playing games, let's get down to nitty-gritty stuff. Tell me something about your lovely accent. When I listened to it , the pictures of late Diana had conjured up in my head.