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The Past Tense of Split Is Still Split: Unchanging Verbs and the /spl/ Cluster Your Ear Clips
Split keeps the same word for all three slots — V1, V2, V3. The hard part isn't remembering the form, it's catching the /spl/ cluster at the start of the word, and telling which tense you're in when the word never changes shape.
The Wallaby19 min read

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The Past Tense of Quit Is Still Quit: Unchanging Verbs and the Quit/Quite/Quiet Trio
Quit's simple past and past participle are both quit. The hard part is that this verb carries no trace of tense at all — plus the quit, quite, quiet trio.
The Wallaby18 min read