Pleaded or pled?

[Dr. Evil]

Do you say;

1. She pled guilty.

2. She pleaded guilty.

I say pled. I think pleaded sounds stupid!!

What say you?

[jkf123]

Either way, she did it!

[Txjourneyman]

Pled

[Extremebowman]

Ha! That would never happen

[iamntxhunter]

Do you say;

1. She pled guilty.

2. She pleaded guilty.

I say pled. I think pleaded sounds stupid!!

What say you?

Are we talking about Hillary Clinton?

[jmock87]

Do you say;

1. She pled guilty.

2. She pleaded guilty.

I say pled. I think pleaded sounds stupid!!

What say you?

Pleaded. Plead is the root word.

Plead is a verb and plea is a noun. One can be pleading guilty but not plea-ing guilty.

[Burnadell]

Pleaded. Plead is the root word.

Plead is a verb and plea is a noun. One can be pleading guilty but not plea-ing guilty.

You are using it in the present tense. It is past tense.

Here ya go:

http://grammarist.com/usage/pleaded-pled/

[slicktricker]

Ha! That would never happen

Thats so true

[Ricky T]

Both are acceptable. Pled is more common.

[IowaHunter]

Pleaded is the correct version for past tense.

[tallnhairy]

I had a car with pleated leather seats, does that help?

[bowenarra]

In the legal context, pleaded is the correct term. But it sounds weird!

[gatorgar]

She pled guilty. She pleaded for a lenient sentence.

That is how I would use those words.

[Texastaxi]

Burrito!

[RascalArms]

Gosh I wish deer season would get here!