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Re:BBC Micro Bot by speps on Thursday February 20, 2020 @07:14AM (#22374493)
You should have use "spelt" then :-)
Re:BBC Micro Bot by mrob on Thursday February 20, 2020 @10:15AM (#22375596)
"Spelled" is more common now even in British English. E.g. compare a Google search of 'site:bbc.co.uk "spelt"' with 'site:bbc.co.uk "spelled"'. Most recent usage of "spelt" is referring to the grain, or a direct quote of somebody who prefers the old-fashioned spelling.
Re:BBC Micro Bot by user2994cb on Thursday February 20, 2020 @01:17PM (#22377195)
Dr. Johnson gives both spellings in his Dictionary, along with relevant quotes from Milton and Dryden, which are all spelled "spelled" or "spell'd".