I've never said 'shined' (or heard it, for that matter), I always say 'shone'
Patricia in Wales I'm glad this was brought up. I've been wondering what happened to "dove" into the bushes and the glass vessel "shone" in the light. They seem to have disappeared in what I read in the US and are replaced with "dived" and "shined". Now I understand better what is going on! > 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. > > This doesn't work in British English as we say 'dived into the bushes' To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
