[Ads-l] _checked_, adj. "checkt" v. "check-ed"

[Jonathan Lighter]

 > would have said "check-ed pattern."

Soooo nineteenth century.

JL

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heard "checkt pattern." I would have said "check-ed pattern."
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