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| − | To use the word '''tret''' is a mistake in [[academic English]]. Only in certain dialects does the word tret exist. In Hull, and some other Northern areas of England, this is the usual spoken [[past tense]] and | + | To use the word '''tret''' is a mistake in [[academic English]]. Only in certain dialects does the word tret exist. In Hull, and some other Northern areas of England, this is the usual spoken [[past tense]] and [[-ed participle]] (the [[past forms]]) of the verb 'to treat'. A Hull speaker may say, fondly, "Me Mam '''tret''' me real nice", [more formally, "My Mother treated me extremely well"] or "He's been '''tret''' unfairly by the boss all along." |
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| + | This article may help you to understand local dialect. Do not use '''tret''' in academic English writing. Stick to '''treated''' as the [[past forms]], both [[past tense]] and [[-ed participle]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 7 December 2020
To use the word tret is a mistake in academic English. Only in certain dialects does the word tret exist. In Hull, and some other Northern areas of England, this is the usual spoken past tense and -ed participle (the past forms) of the verb 'to treat'. A Hull speaker may say, fondly, "Me Mam tret me real nice", [more formally, "My Mother treated me extremely well"] or "He's been tret unfairly by the boss all along."
This article may help you to understand local dialect. Do not use tret in academic English writing. Stick to treated as the past forms, both past tense and -ed participle.
