
Originally Posted by
Cyclones_R_GR8
Shouldn't that be pled guilty? I guess I shouldn't be surprised as it is a CB newspaper.
Sadly, pleaded seems to be the preferred word among all of the news media of late. It's even become acceptible in dictionaries.
plead
(
plêd) verb
plead·ed
or pled (
plèd) plead·ing, pleads verb, intransitive
1.
To appeal earnestly; beg: plead for more time.
2.
To offer reasons for or against something; argue earnestly: plead against a bill.
3.
To provide an argument or appeal: Your youth and simplicity plead for you in this instance.
4.Law. a. To put forward a plea of a specific nature in court: plead guilty. b. To make or answer an allegation in a legal proceeding. c. To address a court as a lawyer or an advocate.
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