Houston Chronicle: What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive When I first read Romeo and Juliet in high school, I remember being intrigued by pairs of words such as, beloved/belovèd and learned/learnèd where there's an accent grave on the 'e' of the last Is learnt UK English and learned US? Is it that simple? I’m used to using learnt, but my US spellchecker says it is wrong.

Understanding the Context

american english - When do you use “learnt” and when “learned ... What I learned today was that I like asparagus. What I learned during the 2 week course was invaluable. ...

Key Insights

whereas "what I've learned" is more general, or at least refers to a longer time period, eg.: What I've learned in life is to avoid poisonous snakes. What I've learned at college is that kids don't like to learn. To the best of my knowledge, there is no difference in meaning between learnt and the single-syllable form of learned. This is supported by the answers to When do you use "learnt" and when "learned... Learned is an adjective, and implies the past tense.

Final Thoughts

"He learned" is perfectly valid. By using the word as an adjective "He is a learned man." It implies that He learned something at some point in the past. Hence, the term: "a learned man". (The origin being something along the lines of: "a well-learned man".)