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| − | The [[verb]] 'to '''shred'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>, meaning 'to tear or cut into small bits or strips', has been | + | The [[verb]] 'to '''shred'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>, meaning 'to tear or cut into small bits or strips', has been a [[Irregular verb|regular verb]] since the [[Middle English]] period. The [[past form]]s are '''shredded'''. |
It is an error to form them on the analogy of the irregular verb 'to [[Shed (irregular verb)|shed]]': there is no such [[past tense]] or [[past participle]] in formal written English as <s>shred</s>. Use '''shredded'''. | It is an error to form them on the analogy of the irregular verb 'to [[Shed (irregular verb)|shed]]': there is no such [[past tense]] or [[past participle]] in formal written English as <s>shred</s>. Use '''shredded'''. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:30, 12 June 2016
The verb 'to shred', meaning 'to tear or cut into small bits or strips', has been a regular verb since the Middle English period. The past forms are shredded.
It is an error to form them on the analogy of the irregular verb 'to shed': there is no such past tense or past participle in formal written English as shred. Use shredded.
