Sneak vs. Snuck

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If you try writing the word "snuck" here in myLot, you'll see that there is a red line under it. Obviously, the dictionary in myLot doesn't see the word "snuck" as a real word. But if you usually listen to and speak in American English, then you have probably used the word snuck so many times that it would not know why the dictionary in myLot doesn't see it as a real word. According to Klems (2012), the proper past tense for the word sneak is "sneaked", but the word "snuck" is an acceptable alternative. So don't fret when the dictionary in myLot sneaks a red underline on your snuck. The rest of the world understands you.