Comments on: Fit/Fitted http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2011/09/07/fitfitted/ Official blog of the AMA Manual of Style Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: maria http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2011/09/07/fitfitted/#comment-330 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:12:39 +0000 http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/?p=285#comment-330 Patrick, I am from the US and I would say, “My hat fit inside my small backpack.” “Fitted” looks and sounds very strange to me.

]]> By: Amelia http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2011/09/07/fitfitted/#comment-255 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:13:30 +0000 http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/?p=285#comment-255 I think that it is more likely to be ‘fitted’ inside your back pack, but I am from England.

]]> By: MichWalkden http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2011/09/07/fitfitted/#comment-122 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:25:59 +0000 http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/?p=285#comment-122 What about fat.
Only joking, don’t hurt me.

I’m afraid I’m still a little confused. “My hat fit inside my small backpack,” or “My hat fitted inside my small backpack”. My instinct is for fit, but I think your explanation required fitted.

Adn unlike Patrick I like dove and am a strong supporter of its usage.

]]> By: Patrick Neylan (@AngrySubEditor) http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2011/09/07/fitfitted/#comment-121 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:51:06 +0000 http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/?p=285#comment-121 Normally the differences between British and US usage don’t bother me, but ‘fit’ as a past tense looks so odd that it always trips me up. Same with ‘dove’, which to me is always a bird.

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