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In the Hull [[dialect]], as in many English dialects, there distinction between these two words is less clear than in [[academic]] writing. In formal English, a teacher '''teaches'''. A student '''learns'''.

A non-academic schoolchild may complain to a teacher: â€œYou never '''learn'''t me anything.â€ This is a statement that proves itself. A well-educated child would say, â€œYou never '''taught''' me anything.â€
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 A non-academic schoolchild may complain to a teacher: "You never '''learn'''t me anything."  This is a statement that proves itself.  A well-educated child would say, "You never '''taught''' me anything."
-::(For a note on the past tense of 'to '''learn''', see [[Learned - learnt]], where you may note that the [[adjective]] meaning 'well-taught' or 'knowledgeable' is '''learned''' - pronounced with two syllables.)
+::(For a note on the past tense of 'to '''learn'''', see [[Learned - learnt]], where you may note that the [[adjective]] meaning 'well-taught' or 'knowledgeable' is '''learned''' - pronounced with two syllables.)
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-In the Hull [[dialect]], as in many English dialects, there distinction between these two words is less clear than in [[academic]] writing.  In formal English, a teacher '''teaches'''.  A student '''learns'''.
+In the Hull [[dialect]], as in many English dialects, the distinction between these two words is less clear than in [[academic]] writing.  In formal English, a teacher '''teaches'''.  A student '''learns'''.
-A non-academic schoolchild may complain to a teacher: â€œYou never '''learn'''t me anything.â€  This is a statement that proves itself.  A well-educated child would say, â€œYou never '''taught''' me anything.â€
+A non-academic schoolchild may complain to a teacher: "You never '''learn'''t me anything."  This is a statement that proves itself.  A well-educated child would say, "You never '''taught''' me anything."
-(For a note on the past tense of 'to '''learn''', see [[Learned - learnt]], where you may note that the [[adjective]] meaning 'well-taught' or 'knowledgeable' is '''learned''' - pronounced with two syllables.)
+::(For a note on the past tense of 'to '''learn''', see [[Learned - learnt]], where you may note that the [[adjective]] meaning 'well-taught' or 'knowledgeable' is '''learned''' - pronounced with two syllables.)
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	A non-academic schoolchild may complain to a teacher: â€œYou never '''learn'''t me anything.â€ This is a statement that proves itself. A well-educated child would say, â€œYou never '''taught''' me anything.â€		A non-academic schoolchild may complain to a teacher: â€œYou never '''learn'''t me anything.â€ This is a statement that proves itself. A well-educated child would say, â€œYou never '''taught''' me anything.â€
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		+	(For a note on the past tense of 'to '''learn''', see [[Learned - learnt]], where you may note that the [[adjective]] meaning 'well-taught' or 'knowledgeable' is '''learned''' - pronounced with two syllables.)
	[[Category:Dialect]] [[Category:Academic culture]]		[[Category:Dialect]] [[Category:Academic culture]]