Pled or pleaded
Discussion
The joy of the English language is that it is not regulated. The French post rules and regulations trying to stop their language evolving but they are failing. If you asked if 'Le weekend' was acceptable then both yes and no would be acceptable as an answer, although the best would be: it depends.
The answer to the OP's question is either either or both. It depends.
The answer to the OP's question is either either or both. It depends.
Even the grammar Nazis own site reluctantly concedes that pled can be used
http://grammarist.com/usage/pleaded-pled/
http://grammarist.com/usage/pleaded-pled/
marshalla said:
"Pled" is the correct form for Scottish courts.
Legalese is a form of jargon, a language all of its own. Outside of those limitations it should be ignored.There was a previous thread about common law marriage, whether it existed or not. In law it does not but that doesn't stop lots of people being in common law marriages. My grandmother was for one, and I would not deny her.
The idea of a common law marriage in my youth was two people who both accepted that for all practical purposes they were married and this was accepted by the local community. There was a big difference between living together, which was for the immoral, and common law marriage.
In the old days, mere sexual intercourse was accepted to be promissory of marriage, a contract as such.
So if one were to suggest that there was no such thing as common law marriage, it should have the caveat of 'in law'. And anyone so doing should be relieved to know my grandmother is deceased.
So ignore legalese. Except in court, and not always then.
I always liked the Pope (Alexander that is, rather than the Pontiff) quote "Professionalism is a conspiracy against the leity". Industry-specific jargon is often a large part of that conspiracy. Of course using Latin doesn't count; that is plain cool.
There was a young man named rex,
Who had extremely small organs of sex.
When charged with exposure,
He replied with composure:
Non curat de minimis lex
There was a young man named rex,
Who had extremely small organs of sex.
When charged with exposure,
He replied with composure:
Non curat de minimis lex
"Pled" seems quite correct to me and is what I would say and write. But my early education was in Scotland.
One that I find bizarre is "lit" and "lighted". I cannot bring myself to think that "lighted" is correct, yet it is used constantly, especially in written English nowadays.
And a favourite "annoyance" is "whilst".
Nobody says whilst, but people constantly use it in written communications because they think it is "correct". Poor, uneducated peasants!
One that I find bizarre is "lit" and "lighted". I cannot bring myself to think that "lighted" is correct, yet it is used constantly, especially in written English nowadays.
And a favourite "annoyance" is "whilst".
Nobody says whilst, but people constantly use it in written communications because they think it is "correct". Poor, uneducated peasants!
marshalla said:
"Pled" is the correct form for Scottish courts...
Interesting.I had assumed that "pled" was an Americanism that was gaining currency because of the number of American dramas on UK television.
Of course, there are words and spellings that we assume are "Americanisms" but are actually "Britishisms" that were current in the 18th century, and are examples of UK English changing while US English remained the same.
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