![]() ![]() 1899 Shetland News (22 July): Irna da cürers takkin' a hire o' sax pound frae da men? Da hire could niver spit apo' da ootlay wi' da saxerns.Ģ. Milne Eppie Elrick xxii.: Eence ur tweize fin A tummlt doon A near spat o' ma liv an' gidd up. ![]() Hamilton Outlaws xix.: Ye may just spit and gie ower, for my lord winna see you. Inwick 170: We'll juist hae to spit an' gie ower. Napier Folk-Lore 101: The usual method of acknowledging that they were outwitted was by spitting on the ground in the language of the day, they would be requested to “spit and gie't o'er,” that is, own that they were beaten. ![]() (Aug.) 35: He has nothing to do but shut the book and (to use a very expressive juvenile term,) spit and gie owre. 1928) (4) to spit upon, to make the least impression on, to make the slightest difference to (Sh. 1971) (3) to spit in the wisp, to miss a round of drinking (Mry. 1971) (2) to spit and gie ( it) ower or up, to give in, admit defeat (Abd., Kcd., Ags. and deriv.: (1) spitty, a nickname applied to one who spits frequently (Sh., Ork., Abd., Fif. Levack Lossiemouth 31), sputten weak spitted (m.Lth. This entry has not been updated but may contain minor corrections and revisions. “Spit” and “spat” are present and past tense forms of the verb “to spit.” It indicates the action of pushing saliva from the mouth or a very light rain.Show Show Browse Scottish National Dictionary (1700–) You spitted the toothpaste out after brushing. When you spatted tobacco, it was a gross brown color. Jean spatted in Bob’s face after hearing his insult. She spitted out the food because it tasted terrible. While you can use “spitted” and it will be correct, it sounds strange. Particularly, some people try to add a –ted at the end of both “spit” and “spat” to make them past tense. Incorrect Ways to Spell “Spit” and “Spat”īecause the rules of English grammar can get awkward, there are some incorrect uses to note. You spat the toothpaste out after brushing. You spit the toothpaste out after brushing. When you spat tobacco, it was a gross brown color. When you spit tobacco, it is a gross brown color. Jean spat in Bob’s face after hearing his insult. Jean spit in Bob’s face after hearing his insult. She spat out the food because it tasted terrible. Spit Spat She spit out the food because it tastes terrible. ![]() Notice that when the verb tense changes, other elements of the sentence must reflect that change to be grammatically correct. So you can commit the difference between these words to memory, study the sentences below and say them aloud. “Spat,” on the other hand, is having done the action in the past, in that it already occurred. Therefore, “spit” is the current action of emitting saliva. However, it can also refer to a very light rain. Both are variations of the infinitive, “to spit.” This refers to the act of ejecting fluids from the mouth with saliva. The difference between “spit” and “spat” is the verb tense. This is true regardless of whether it qualifies as a noun or a pronoun. Comprehension is simple since both don’t change during conjugation. The difference is that one is in the present tense (spit) and the other is past tense (spat). Both “spit” and “spat” are correct ways to indicate the action of projecting saliva from the mouth. ![]()
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