Reply To: Why Do People Speak This Way? Home › Forums › Humor & Entertainment › Why Do People Speak This Way? › Reply To: Why Do People Speak This Way? June 19, 2013 9:44 pm at 9:44 pm #1008345 OneOfManyParticipant To on the ball: “spelt” is a grain, not the past tense of “spell”. But I did not cringe. It’s actually both.