emptywheel on Twitter: "Confession: I hate the word pleaded. Imma make every editor I write for *correct* "pled.""

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1. juanton‏ @jonnyfreshy 19 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  Last week, I spent two hours on google trying to find an excuse to pretend "pleaded" is a horrible lie. It's not. So, I'm quitting my job as an attorney.
  
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1. generic spooky zaron‏ @zaron5551 19 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  if English had good rules it would be pled
  
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1. Rick 4 Liz, Amy or Kamala 4 Prez‏ @Rick_Geissal 20 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  I practiced law for many years, including lots of criminal & some appellate work. "Pled" is widely used & accepted.
  
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1. Peter Hewson‏ @peter7thson 19 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  My wife hates them too. She won't let me wear pants with them. ... and good night. I'll see myself out.
  
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1. TaggieWaggie‏ @Tagen76 19 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  I was just talking about this with my mom and daughter!!!! I thought it was pled! Pleaded sounds weird, wrong or maybe redundant! Something just not quite right! This tweet validated about three days of my life I spent questioning it.
  
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1. Jacob D.‏ @Fathead4A 19 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  And how bout sneaked vs snuck
  
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1. he's our Toilet King‏ @Wrecksdart 20 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  I blame this on the writers of L. Fishburne's motorcycle fight flick "Fled". A fascinating foray into the feral world of moto-fisticuffs.
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1. David Lewis‏ @DavidLewis61 20 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  He pleaded for his life not He pled for his life.
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1. Brady Bowen‏ @bradyb 20 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  Lol I say this to myself almost daily.
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1. JustaWoman‏ @petitlarcenous 19 Dec 2017
  Replying to @emptywheel
  
  Detest it.
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1. Matthew Saroff‏ @40_Years 19 Dec 2017
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  Me too. I hate pleaded too.
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