by Farino on July 24th, 2007
Swam is the past tense of swim and swum is the past participle. Which means that if there are no words between the verb and the subjective noun then you use the past tense: He swan to the shore. If there are words in the between them then you use the past participle: He has never swum before.
by hijklmno on July 29th, 2007
This is one of the differences between the UK and the US.
Not many people in the UK would ever say "swum".
But neither is correct and neither is incorrect. Say what it is normal to say in your neck of the woods.
If the whole population of one area of the English-speaking world said "swimded" ("I swimded across the river") then that would be "correct" as well.
by Anonymous on July 24th, 2007
Is swum in the dictionary?
who sang Haal dil ka tune kya kia
by sadiqmiah on December 14th, 2009
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Do you think that if the first person singular pronoun were "i" instead of "I", a whole lot of ego issues might vanish?
by Wisdom Tooth wears a COAT of Integrity on December 5th, 2009
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Do most people (on the internet) need to learn correct spelling & grammar again? (Especially on this site)
by oneday on January 10th, 2010
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Is it correct to say, "she helped create" or should it be "she helped created"?
by Anonymous on December 16th, 2009
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If the word half is used with an action verb like listening or turning is the whole word hyphenated? Like half turning or half listening?
by Anonymous on December 17th, 2009
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I would never use this word. i would rephrase a sentence, in order to avoid using it. i found it in the dictionary. using this word would make a person sound like a "redneck".
by Anonymous on July 24th, 2007
That still sounds ridiculous but that was a great example.
by snakelover on July 24th, 2007