Burnt or burned? Which of the two is grammartically correct?

1. 61

   cuttlerposted 11 years ago

   Burnt or burned? Which of the two is grammartically correct?

   replyreport
2. 0

   Copper Manposted 11 years ago

   I think they are interchangable. However I might use them as follows:
   She burned the toast.
   I ate burnt toast for breakfast.

   replyreport
   1. 61

      cuttlerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Great. Thanks Copper Man

      replyreport
3. 85

   jansharesposted 11 years ago

   I'm not sure they are interchangeable but I agree with Copper Man's examples.
   "I burned the steak while cooking it in the pan."
   "I put the burnt steak on the plate."

   replyreport
4. 0

   JThomp42posted 11 years ago

   Both are grammatically correct. It is just in what form they are used my friend.

   replyreport
5. 77

   liesl5858posted 11 years ago

   Burnt and burned are both correct grammar but it depends on how you use it in your sentences.

   replyreport
6. 63

   myeffortsposted 11 years ago

   I believe both are correct.
   
   Burnt - Ruined by overcooking e.g. she served us burnt biscuits.
   
   Burned - Destroyed or badly damaged by fire. e.g. a burned-over site in the forest

   replyreport
7. 80

   Ben716posted 10 years ago

   Both are correct. The differences arises from the different spellings between America and Britain. English letters from these two countries vary a little bit. For example, honor (America) and honour (Britain).
   
   Burned is how it is written in Britain and the countries colonized by it while Burnt is written that way in America.
   
   As a person who grew up learning Britain's language, it was more of a confusion to come cross similar words with one letter missing or somehow changed but same meaning.

   replyreport