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Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English

Sometimes you know a word has two forms, but you 're not sure which one is appropriate to use in the situation at hand. This happens a lot with verbs, where past-tense forms can compete for acceptance and supremacy with language users. Here are 15 verbs whose past tense can be confusing, along with some tidbits about their history and related linguistic phenomena.
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