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[ROGER BUNCE]

To be honest I've never been sure about that one. If it follows the 
normal logic it should be either "I smelled" or "I have smelt" (Perfect 
and Imperfect tenses) - a bit like the difference between "I drank" and 
"I have drunk - too much - I am drunk". (At school, we only talked about 
Perfect and Imperfect tenses when studying French. We never learnt - or 
learned - about it in English lessons.) Since I'm constantly explaining 
to people that I can't spell, the one I usually have problems with is "I 
spelled" or "I have spelt". But then I think, isn't 'spelt' a type of 
cereal grain? And isn't 'smelt' something they do in an iron foundry? 
Best to use '-ed' ending to avoid ambiguity!

luv, Rog.
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From: "dave.mdv via Tech1" <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>
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..... or should it be 'I smelled a rat'? Roger, what thinkest thou? 
Cheers, Dave. (... or should it be 'what do you think?' ) - English 
grammar was never my strong point!

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