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Subject: Any new irregular verbs?
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Have there been any recently invented irregular English verbs?
(within the last fifty years or so)

Why did irregular verbs come about?  Which, if either, of these
is closer to the accepted theory: (a) they were the first 
verbs developed, so people hadn't yet developed the conjugation
system, or (b) through frequency of use, shorter forms of the
words evolved to save time.

Bill Kaiser   Andy Goris