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The past simple of “gaslight” – “gaslighted” or “gaslit”?
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Would it be correct to say "That person gaslighted her/him/them" or "That person gaslit her/him/them"?
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Would it be correct to say "That person gaslighted her/him/them" or "That person gaslit her/him/them"?
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
The simple past (preterite) and past participle of gaslight in that sense is gaslighted. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslight and https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaslight for examples.
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